Jump to content

James W. Keyes

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Patrick Boots CEC (talk | contribs) at 00:54, 12 November 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

James W. Keyes is the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Blockbuster Inc.[1] and the former President and CEO of 7-Eleven.

Education

Keyes graduated from the College of the Holy Cross. He also obtained an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1980.

Career

Keyes served as the President and CEO of 7-Eleven from 2000 until 2005, retiring upon its sale to Seven & I Holdings Co.. Before that, he also served as CFO and COO of the company during his 21 years at the company.[2]

Keyes was appointed as Chairman and CEO of Blockbuster in 2007.[3] Despite some obvious signs, he was slow to incorporate some initiatives, such as online rentals or kiosks, in lieu of attempting to maintain the in-store business. As such, he was the last CEO and chairman of Blockbuster, Inc., despite the early thoughts, that he was the man to turn it around.[4] In 2011, Blockbuster was sold to Dish Network and Keyes was replaced by Michael Kelly, a Dish executive, under the new title of President for Blockbuster.

References

  1. ^ "Blockbuster Takes a Big Gulp". Fool.com. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  2. ^ http://investor.blockbuster.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99383&p=irol-govmanage
  3. ^ "Blockbuster names James Keyes to replace Antioco". USA Today. 2007-07-02.
  4. ^ http://www.thestreet.com/story/10886236/1/should-blockbusters-ceo-be-replaced.html
Stub icon

This article about a chief executive from the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_W._Keyes&oldid=749043329"