Jack A. VanWoerkom
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
Jack VanWoerkom is the executive vice president, general counsel and corporate
secretary for The Home Depot. He is responsible for all legal functions
worldwide, including securities, litigation, employment, mergers and
acquisitions, real estate, operations and regulatory, intellectual property
and risk management. As corporate secretary, Jack serves as a liaison between
the board of directors and the Company and is responsible for all corporate
governance matters. He also is responsible for the Company’s government
relations and corporate security services.
Before joining the Company in June 2007, Jack was executive vice president,
general counsel and secretary for Staples Inc. In that position, he was
responsible for all legal matters, including governance, matters of the board
of directors, securities, mergers and acquisitions, compliance, intellectual
property and general corporate issues. He also was instrumental in
spearheading Staples’ strategic entry into the Asia market.
Prior to his work in retail, Jack served as vice president and general counsel
for Teradyne Inc., a publicly traded semiconductor chip testing manufacturer.
Additionally, he was chief legal counsel, vice president of development and
managing director of Europe for A.W. Chesterton.
Jack received his Bachelor of Science in finance from the Sloan School of
Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Juris Doctor
from the Boston University School of Law.
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