Background
Oesterreicher, James E. was born in 1941.
Oesterreicher, James E. was born in 1941.
Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Michigan State University, 1964.
Joined J. C. Penney Company Inc., 1964, president, Western Region, 1987-1988, executive vice president, 1988-1994, director, stores, 1988—1992, president, stores and catalog, 1992—1995, vice-chairman, 1995—1997, Chief Executive Officer, 1995—2000, chairman, 1997—2000. Board directors The Dial Corporation, TXU, Brinker International, Inc., since 1994, Houston Community College Insurance Holdings Inc., since 2007.
Board directors Texas Health Resources, Circle Ten Council, Boy Scouts American, March Dimes, Spina Bifida Birth Defects Foundation.
Married Patricia Ann Oesterreicher. Children: Scott, Tom, David.