Robert Louis Strickland

Background

Strickland, Robert Louis was born on March 3, 1931 in Florence, South Carolina, United States. Son of Franz M. and Hazel (Eaddy) Strickland.

Education

Bachelor of Arts North Carolina, 1952. Master of Business Administration with distinction, Harvard University, 1957.

Career

Board directors Lowe's Companies, Inc., North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, 1961—2000, senior vice president, 1970—1976, executive vice president, 1976—1978, chairman board, 1979—1998, chairman executive committee, 1988—1998, member office of president, 1970—1978, chairman emeritus, 1999. Founder Sterling Advertising, Ltd., 1966. Vice president, member administrative committee Lowe's Profit-Sharing Trust, 1961-1987, chairman operations committee, 1972-1978.

Management committee Lowe's Employee Stock Ownership Plan Plan, 1978-1997. Prior board directors Lowe's Companies, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, T.Rowe Price Associates, Baltimore, 1991-2001, Hannaford Brothers Company, Portland, Maine, Krispy Kreme Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Wholesale Club, Indianapolis, Summit Communications, Atlanta. Vice chair, board directors Revelstoke Company, Calgary, Canada.

Panelist investor relations field, 1972-1999. Speaker, panelist employee stock ownership, 1978-2000. Speaker on investor relations, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paris, Zurich, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna, Singapore, Tokyo.

With United States Navy, 1952-1955, lieutenant research United States Navy, 1955-1962.

Achievements

• Robert Louis Strickland has been listed as a noteworthy retail executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member North Carolina House of Representatives, 1962-1964, Republican Senatorial Inner Circle, 1980-1995. Executive committee North Carolina Republican Committee, 1963-1973. Trustee University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1987-1995, chairman board, 1991-1993.

Director, deputy chairman Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, 1996-1998. Committee on business laws and the economy North Carolina, 1994-1997. Director United States Council Better Business Bureaus, 1981-1985.

Board directors, vice president National Home Improvement Council, 1972-1976. Board directors North Carolina School Arts Foundation, 1975-1979, North Carolina Board Natural and Economic Resources, 1975-1976. Board directors, government affairs committee Home Center Institute, co-chairman Home Center to Israel Delaware, 1984.

Trustee, secretary board Wilkes Community College, 1964-1973. Chairman, president board directors Do-It-Yourself Research Institute, 1981-1989. President Hardware Home Improvement Council City of Hope National Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1987-1989.

Co-founder Home Safety Council, 1993. Member National Association Over-Counter Companies (board advisers 1973-1977), Newcomen Society, Employee Stock Ownership Association (president 1983-1985, chairman 1985-1987), James Madison Club, Federalist Society, Forsyth Country Club, Piedmont City Club, Ponte Vedra Inn and Club (Florida), Harvard Club (New York ), Scabbard and Blade, Phi Beta Kappa, Pi Kappa Alpha.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Miller, February 2, 1952. Children: Cynthia Anne, Robert Edson.

Father:

Franz M. Strickland

Mother:

Hazel (Eaddy) Strickland

Spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Miller

child:

Cynthia Anne Strickland

child:

Robert Edson Strickland