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Chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer, Toys "R" Us

Nationality: American.

Born: 1948, in Seattle, Washington.

Education: University of Washington, BS, 1969; Harvard University School of Business, MBA, 1971.

Family: Son of John Sr. (engineer) and Ell Dora (nurse and homemaker); married Dolores (journalist); children: three.

Career: May Department Stores, 1980–?, chief executive officer of May D&F division; Federated Department Stores, dates unknown, chairman and chief executive officer of MainStreet division; Hartmarx Corporation, ?–1992, chief executive officer of retail subsidiaries; FAO...