{{short description|American business executive (born 1958)}} {{Infobox person |name = Craig Menear |birth_date = {{circa|1958}} |birth_place = Flint, Michigan, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |known_for = Chairman and former CEO of The Home Depot |education = Michigan State University (BA) }} '''Craig Menear''' (born {{circa|1958}}) is an American business executive. He serves as the chairman and is the former chief executive officer of The Home Depot.
==Early life== Menear was born {{circa|1958}} in Flint, Michigan.<ref name="chiefexecutivethedarling">{{cite news|last1=Kuehner-Hebert|first1=Katie|title=Craig Menear's Home Depot: The Darling Of Wall Street|url=https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo1000-helm-craig-menear-home-depot-darling-wall-street/|access-date=April 6, 2018|work=Chief Executive|date=December 5, 2017}}</ref><ref name="mliveflintnative">{{cite news|last1=Thorne|first1=Blake|title=Craig Menear, Flint native, named Home Depot CEO|url=http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2014/08/craig_manear_flint_native_name.html|access-date=April 6, 2018|work=The Flint Journal|date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> His father worked as a tool and die maker for General Motors.<ref name="msutakingcare">{{cite web|title=Taking Care of Business|url=https://givingto.msu.edu/stories/home-depot-ceo-craig-menear-gives-back-to-business|website=Michigan State University|access-date=April 6, 2018|date=July 9, 2015}}</ref>
Menear was educated at the Flint Central High School, graduating in 1975.<ref name="mliveflintnative"/> He graduated from Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business in 1979.<ref name="chiefexecutivethedarling"/><ref name="mliveflintnative"/>
==Career== Menear began his career at several retailers. His first post-grad job was at Montgomery Ward, a department store chain.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-ceo-craig-menear-bio-2019-3|title=Inside the career of Home Depot CEO Craig Menear, who spent nearly 20 years working his way up the ladder|last=Cain|first=Áine|website=Business Insider|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> He previously worked for Builders Emporium and was a distribution manager for IKEA prior to working for Home Depot.<ref name="mliveflintnative"/><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/home-depot-ceo-craig-menear-bio-2019-3|title=Inside the career of Home Depot CEO Craig Menear, who spent nearly 20 years working his way up the ladder|last=Cain|first=Áine|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-04-29}}</ref>
Menear joined Home Depot in 1997.<ref name="chiefexecutivethedarling"/> He became executive vice president of merchandising in 2007.<ref name="mliveflintnative"/> Succeeding Frank Blake in these roles, Menear has served as its chief executive officer since November 2014,<ref name="mliveflintnative"/> and as its chairman since February 2015.<ref name="bloombergbio">{{cite web|title=Company Overview of The Home Depot, Inc.: Craig A. Menear|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=6611970&privcapId=278679|website=Bloomberg|access-date=April 6, 2018}}</ref> He was given $11.5 million in 2016.<ref name="ajchomedepotnails">{{cite news|last1=Grantham|first1=Russell|title=Home Depot nails 2016 but CEO's pay drops slightly, to $11.5 million|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/home-depot-nails-2016-but-ceo-pay-drops-slightly-million/hoCvc8LX4eCyWpy2b7X8CM/|access-date=April 6, 2018|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=April 5, 2017}}</ref>
In January 2022, The Home Depot announced he would be stepping down as the CEO and President effective March 1, 2022 while continuing to serve as the chairman of the board. He is replaced by former executive vice president Ted Decker.<ref name=HD>{{cite web|url=https://corporate.homedepot.com/bio/ted-decker-chief-executive-officer-president|title=Ted Decker|publisher=Home Depot|access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref>
==Civic activities== Menear is a donor to his alma mater, Michigan State University.<ref name="msutakingcare"/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2018/12/21/craig-menear-home-depots-ceo-is-retailer-of-the-year/|title=Why Home Depot CEO Craig Menear Is The Retailer Of The Year|last=Loeb|first=Walter|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref> He has also supported initiatives through Home Depot, including the Home Depot Political Action Committee and a disaster relief fund.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
==Recognition== In 2025, Menear was inducted as a Georgia Trustee, an honor given by the Georgia Historical Society in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia to individuals whose accomplishments and community service reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752.<ref>{{cite web|title=2025 Georgia Trustees|work=Georgia Trend|date=July 8, 2025|url=https://www.georgiatrend.com/2025/02/01/2025-georgia-trustees/|access-date=July 8, 2025|archive-date=April 30, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240430151925/https://www.georgiatrend.com/2025/02/01/2025-georgia-trustees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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