Brennan Allen

American corporate executive, the Chairman and CEO of Sears, Roebuck Co. He followed the footsteps of his grandfather and father, a Sears man all of his adult life. Brennan was once called the "Captain Marvel of merchandising," in honor of his genius in sales and promotion. The eldest of four kids, Brennan saw his parents divorce when he was 12. He worked his way through school before taking a job at Sears on the sales floor. A staff member from 1966, he rose in promotions in the huge company, the employers of over a half-million people in their chain of stores. Brennan become President and CEO on 3/12/1980. A model of decorum since childhood, Brennan is a solidly built man with a broad face and curly hair, 6 1". His office is as immaculate as his person and he is unpretentious and accessible, with his familiar cigar in his jaw. He married on 6/11/1955; six kids. Read less