Background
Ferkenhoff, Robert J. was born on August 17, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John Michael and Eileen Marie (Owens) Ferkenhoff.
Ferkenhoff, Robert J. was born on August 17, 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of John Michael and Eileen Marie (Owens) Ferkenhoff.
Bachelor, Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas, 1964.
Staff assistant, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1972-1973; national manager retail inventory management, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1973-1974; group manager retail systems, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1974-1977; group retail merchandise manager, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1977-1979; national retail marketing manager, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1979-1981; assistant director strategic planning, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1981-1984; national manager business planning, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1984-1988; vice president data processing and information services, Sears Canada, Toronto, 1988-1989; vice president information services, Sears Merchandise Group, Chicago, 1989-1993; vice president, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Officer The Smart Grid Power Systems Payment Systems, RIverwoods, Illinois, 1993-1998; consultant in field, since 1999. Judge Retail Innovation Technology Award, 1991-1992. Board directors Voluntary Interindustry Council Standards, 1989-1993, National Retail Federal Information Superior vena cava syndrome, New York City, 1989-1993, Chicago Research and Planning Group, since 1991.
Chairman Sears United Fund, Chicago, 1991.
Married Patricia Lee Venneman, October 1, 1966. Children: Jennifer, Deborah, Carrie.