Stephen Sadove is an American businessman. ^{[1] [2]} He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Saks Incorporated. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Biography

Early life

His father worked for the World Bank. ^[7] He graduated from Hamilton College in 1973, and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. ^{[2] [4] [7]}

Career

From 1975 to 1991, he worked for General Foods. ^{[2] [4] [7]} He was president of Clairol from 1991 to 1995, where he was responsible for Worldwide Clairol's performance in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. ^{[2] [4]} He was president of Worldwide Beauty Care from 1995 to 1998, senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and president of Worldwide Beauty Care and Nutritionals from 1998 to September 2000, and senior vice president of Bristol-Myers Squibb and president of Bristol-Myers Squibb Worldwide Beauty Care from 1996 to January 2002. ^{[1] [2] [5] [6]} From January 2002 to March 2004, he was vice chairman of Saks. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]} He has been CEO since January 2006 and chairman since May 2007. ^{[1] [2] [4] [5] [6]} He serves as chairman of the board of directors and executive committee of the National Retail Federation. ^{[2] [4] [8]}

He is on the board of EQ Office. ^[1] He now sits on the board of directors of Colgate-Palmolive and the restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday. ^{[1] [4] [5] [6]} He was chairman of the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York and sits on the board of trustees of his alma mater, Hamilton College. ^{[2] [9]} He has lectured on the MBA program at Columbia Business School. ^[7]

Personal life

He has admitted to using playing tennis as a networking tool. ^[7]

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