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CAROL F. ARENDALL.(Spotlight: Women to Watch)(OfficeMax Inc. )(Interview)(Brief article)
Business Insurance, July, 2007
Senior Director, Risk Management OfficeMax Inc. Naperville, Ill. Age: 50 With more than 20 years of experience, Carol F. Arendall was given the lofty task of creating a risk management plan for OfficeMax Inc. when she was hired by the office supplies company in 2005. Two years later, she leads a team of risk management professionals for a business that employs 36,000 people worldwide.
She built her department from scratch using skills and expertise acquired while in the risk management department for Saks Inc., which purchased Carson Pirie Scott & Co. in the 1990s. She began her career at Carson's in 1985 while answering a newspaper employment ad, never intending to work in the risk management field. Ms. Arendall was featured in Business Insurance's...
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