
Board of
Directors
R.
Brad Martin Chairman, RBM Venture Company
R. Brad Martin is chairman of RBM Venture Company, a private
investment company. Martin was previously the chairman and
chief executive officer of clothing retailer Saks
Incorporated. Martin was a principal in the investor group
with acquired Proffitt’s, Inc. (Saks’ predecessor company)
in October of 1984. Over the next 20 years, this five-store
chain became one of the largest retail enterprises in the
United States, with peak annual revenues in excess of $6
billion.
Martin served as chief executive officer of Saks and its
predecessor company for 16 years, during which time returns
to shareholders compounded at an annual rate of
approximately 14 percent.
Martin was also a founder of Corporate Child Care, a
start-up firm which became the largest employer-affiliated
child care company in the United States. Martin maintains a
number of other active business and community interests and
serves as a director of First Horizon Corporation, Harrah's
Entertainment, Inc., and Pilot Travel Centers.
He is a graduate of The University of Memphis and holds a
Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt
University. Martin served five terms as a member of the
Tennessee House of Representatives.
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