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Wal-Mart Names J.P. Suarez Chief Compliance Officer
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Published on April 21, 2006

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., named J.P. Suarez senior vice president and chief compliance officer for its U.S. operations.Suarez will lead a compliance team that centralizes the retailer’s current environmental, privacy, immigration and operational compliance functions, in addition to asset protection for all U.S. divisions, including Wal-Mart Stores, SAM’S CLUB and Logistics. In his new role, he will report to Wal-Mart Vice Chairman, John Menzer.

“On behalf of HACR’s board of directors, I would like to congratulate J.P. Suarez on his new position and wish him much success. We also commend Wal-Mart for continuing to promote a diverse workplace at the highest levels of the company,” said Carlos F. Orta, president and CEO of HACR.

Suarez most recently served as senior vice president of asset protection and compliance for Wal-Mart Stores Division. He joined Wal-Mart in January 2004 as vice president and general counsel for the company’s SAM’S CLUB division, where his responsibilities included ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations such as OSHA, environmental, and food safety issues and managing operations, employment, merchandise and marketing issues.

Suarez graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was an articles editor for the law review. He completed his undergraduate studies at Tufts University with a bachelor’s degree in English and drama with honors in both majors.

About Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates Wal-Mart Stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM’S CLUB locations in the United States.The company also operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.The company’s securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.More information about Wal-Mart can be found by visiting www.walmartfacts.com.Online merchandise sales are available at www.walmart.com and www.samsclub.com.