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Wal-Mart's Eduardo Castro-Wright Elected to Dow Jones & Company Board of Directors |
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| Published on June 5, 2006 |
Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ) announced that Eduardo Castro-Wright, 50, has been elected to the Company’s board of directors, effective Feb. 1, 2006. Mr. Castro-Wright is president and chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores, USA.
“We are delighted that Eduardo Castro-Wright is joining the Dow Jones board,” said Peter R. Kann, chairman and chief executive officer, Dow Jones & Company. “He brings great expertise in marketing and operations, as well as broad international experience to our board, and we are fully confident that he will be an excellent director.”
Mr. Castro-Wright served as chief operating officer of Wal-Mart Stores, USA, from January to October 2005, and served as chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Mexico from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Mr. Castro-Wright held a number of executive offices at Honeywell and Nabisco.
Born in Ecuador, Mr. Castro-Wright has a degree in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University.
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