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Newell Rubbermaid adds former Wal-Mart exec to board

By Arielle Kass
Aug 9, 2012

Newell Rubbermaid has added a former Wal-Mart executive to its board.

Ignacio Perez Lizaur, who helped lead Wal-Mart's expansion to Latin America, has joined the board of the Sandy Springs-based consumer goods company. His addition brings the number of board members back up to 12.

Perez Lizaur headed Wal-Mart's first international venture when he worked as the director general of Sam's Club Mexico. He led Wal-Mart operations in Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico . Perez Lizaur worked for Wal-Mart for 26 years, including as the executive vice president of operations for Sam's Club, a role he retired from in 2010.

Before joining Wal-Mart, Perez Lizaur worked as the general director of employment in Mexico's Ministry of Labor and as an economist in the Ministry of the Budget.

In a statement, Newell Rubbermaid president and CEO Michael Polk said Perez Lizaur's appointment will bring a global retail perspective to the company's board that "will be invaluable to us as we expand our footprint into these high-growth" countries.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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