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When Marcus announced in 2019 that he would financially support the Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign, it triggered calls for a boycott of Home Depot. [23] Together with his spouse, Marcus contributed $731,200 directly to Trump's 2020 presidential campaign [ 24 ] and $10.7 million to political action committees supporting Trump.
Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died ...
Marcus had dreamt of a one-stop shop for do-it-yourselfers. At age 49, Marcus, along with Blank, founded Home Depot. Investment banker Ken Langone helped to secure financing to get The Home Depot started, according to the company. The first Home Depot opened in Atlanta the following year and by 1981, the company went public and began selling stock.
Bernard Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot, has died at the age of 95. The company confirmed Marcus' death on Tuesday. Along with Arthur Blank, Marcus opened the first two Home Depot stores in ...
Former President Trump on Tuesday mourned “legendary entrepreneur and political genius” Bernie Marcus, the Home Depot founder and prominent Republican mega-donor who died Monday at the age of 95.
Bernard Marcus was CEO of Handy Dan in 1978 when he was fired along with company vice president Arthur Blank amid a corporate power struggle with Daylin CEO Sanford C. Sigoloff. Marcus and Blank went on to found Home Depot. [5] [6] Daylin was purchased by W. R. Grace and Company in 1979. [7]
JCN was founded by Bernie Marcus, the co-founder and former CEO of Home Depot. [31] Since January 2014, the organization's president and CEO is Alfredo Ortiz, a former Pepsi and Kraft executive, [32] while the president and director of communications for the JCN foundation is Elaine Parker. [33] [34] Its members include:
Marcus was the CEO of Home Depot until 1997 and served as its chairman until he retired in 2002. Bank retired from Home Depot in 2001 after serving as president, CEO and co-chairman.