John A. Deaton has sold HD and made no open-market buys since Feb 2024

John Deaton is the Executive Vice President of Supply Chain and Product Development at The Home Depot, a position he has held since November 2021( He leads the company's strategic initiatives to build the fastest, most efficient, and reliable supply chain in home improvement, overseeing logistics, distribution, delivery, transportation, and inventory management( Deaton is also responsible for leading product development for The Home Depot's private brands(

Deaton joined The Home Depot in 2007 as vice president of supply chain development and has been instrumental in the company's supply chain transformation( He led the rollout of Rapid Deployment Centers (RDCs) that dramatically improved store replenishment speed and efficiency, and previously served as senior vice president of brand and product development and senior vice president of U.S. retail operations( Before joining The Home Depot, he spent eight years at Office Depot in various officer-level positions in supply chain, business development, marketing, and retail operations, and worked in management consulting at Ernst & Young( Deaton earned his bachelor's degree in business administration with honors from Georgia State University, with a double major in operations management and decision sciences(

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