William K. Phelan
Director/Board Member at Society for Human Resource Management
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William K.
Phelan is currently a Director at the Society for Human Resource Management.
Previously, he served as Chairman at Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc. from 2017 to 2019.
He also held positions as Director, Senior Vice President & Controller at Sears, Roebuck & Co., Director at Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp., and Senior Vice President-Finance at Sears Holdings Corp.
from 2005 to 2013.
Additionally, he served as Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at the American Bar Association.
William K. Phelan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Society for Human Resource Management
 Society for Human Resource Management Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of William K. Phelan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| SEARS HOMETOWN AND OUTLET STORES, INC. | Chairman | 2019-04-14 |
| SEARS HOLDINGS CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2013-11-30 |
American Bar Association
 American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Department StoresRetail Trade Sears, Roebuck & Co. engages in provision of merchandise and related services. It offers range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services. It also provides a variety of merchandise and services through online and catalogs. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
 Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. provides investment services. It raises funds by issuing commercial paper, medium-term notes, and discrete underwritten debt. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Greenville, DE. | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 6 |
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Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Sears, Roebuck & Co. Department StoresRetail Trade Sears, Roebuck & Co. engages in provision of merchandise and related services. It offers range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services. It also provides a variety of merchandise and services through online and catalogs. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL. | Retail Trade |
Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp.
Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Sears Roebuck Acceptance Corp. provides investment services. It raises funds by issuing commercial paper, medium-term notes, and discrete underwritten debt. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Greenville, DE. | Finance |
Sears Holdings Corp.
 Sears Holdings Corp. Department StoresRetail Trade Sears Holdings Corp. engages in the provision of retail stores through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL. | Retail Trade |
Sears Hometown Stores, Inc.
 Sears Hometown Stores, Inc. Electronics/Appliance StoresRetail Trade Sears Hometown & Outlet Stores, Inc. engages in the sale of home appliances, hardware, tools and lawn, and garden equipment. It operates through Hometown, and Outlet segments. The Hometown segment consists of its hometown stores, hardware stores, home appliances showrooms,and buddy's home furnishing stores business formats. The Outlet segment offers in-store and online access to purchase new, one-of-a-kind, out-of-carton, discontinued, obsolete, used, reconditioned, overstocked, and scratched and dented products, collectively outlet-value products across a broad assortment of merchandise categories, including home appliances, mattresses, furniture, and lawn and garden equipment at value-oriented prices. The company was founded on April 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL. | Retail Trade |
American Bar Association
American Bar Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
Society for Human Resource Management
Society for Human Resource Management Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest HR association with almost 325,000 members. The non-profit company is based in Alexandria, VA and has subsidiaries in India and the United States. The company aims to create better workplaces and address critical issues affecting society that impact work. Johnny C. Taylor has been the CEO of the company since 2017. | Commercial Services |
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