Edward A. Brennan was a former Chairman of the Board, President (1980 - 1995) and Chief Executive Officer

Chief executive officer

A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...

 (1984 - 1995), Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Brennan also served on the Boards of 3M

3M

3M Company , formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States....

, American Airlines

American Airlines

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, Exelon

Exelon

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 and McDonalds Corporation.

Brennan died on the evening of December 27, 2007 at his home in Burr Ridge, Illinois

Burr Ridge, Illinois

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Brennan was a 3rd generation Sears associate, his grandfather, father & uncles all worked there prior. Also, his brother, Bernie

Bernie Brennan

Bernie Brennan is a former award winning and Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player.Coming straight out of St. Patrick’s High School and at the age of 19, Brennan joined the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1946 and won the very first Gruen Trophy for best rookie in the eastern Big Four...

, a corporate executive, worked for Sears as well before taking over the now defunct Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

 retailer Montgomery Ward

Montgomery Ward

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