Oak Brook, Ill.,
02
June
2015
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07:30 AM
America/Chicago

Ace Hardware appoints Rick Williams Vice President of Information Technology

Ace Hardware Corporation, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, is pleased to announce the promotion of Rick Williams to the position of Vice President of Information Technology (IT).

Reporting to Ace’s Chief Financial Officer, Williams will play an integral role in further driving strategic technology and systems management for Ace to shape business functions and deliver significant return on investments.

“Rick has been a loyal Ace employee for more than 25 years and is incredibly well-respected within the Ace Hardware organization,” said Bill Guzik, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Ace Hardware Corporation. “Rick knows our people and knows our business; these qualities are paramount to the success of our growing IT and business endeavors,” Guzik said.

Williams, 49, joined Ace Hardware in 1988 as a software developer within IT. He worked within the retail division of IT for more than 15 years and has worked with and supported every department at Ace over his career. He has held various positions within the organization, including Director of Software Engineering and most recently, Senior Director of IT Business Systems.

Rick earned his undergraduate degree at Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota, and his Masters of Business Administration from DePaul University.

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About Ace Hardware

For more than 90 years, Ace Hardware has been known as the place with the helpful hardware folks in thousands of neighborhoods across America, providing customers with a more personal kind of helpful. With more than 4,800 hardware stores locally owned and operated across the globe, Ace is the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., Ace and its subsidiaries currently operate 17 distribution centers in the U.S. and also have distribution capabilities in Shanghai, China; Panama City, Panama; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its retailers' stores are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and approximately 60 countries. For more information on Ace, visit www.acehardware.com.