Ron Marshall was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and named a Director of the Borders Group, Inc. in January 2009. He brings more than three decades of financial and retail experience to Borders Group, as well as a successful track record of leading company turnarounds.
Immediately prior to coming to Borders Group, Ron was Principal of Wildridge Capital Management, a private equity firm he founded in 2006. From 1998 to 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Nash Finch Company, a $5 billion food distribution and retailing organization. Ron led a successful turnaround of Nash Finch, quadrupling earnings over a six-year period and improving EBITDA by more than 40% over the same period, among other key accomplishments there. Prior to Nash Finch, Ron was with Pathmark Stores, Inc. for four years, where he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and again drove a turnaround of this $4 billion regional supermarket chain. Preceding that, Ron served in senior management positions in a variety of retail companies including Dart Group Corporation's Crown Books division and Barnes & Noble's college bookstore subsidiary.
Ron is a certified public accountant and earned a bachelor's degree in accountancy at Wright State University in 1976. He serves on the board of directors of the National Book Foundation and Claire's Stores, Inc.
Favorite Wright State Memory: "The faculty members who were role models and prepared me for the internship program. I did so well that I was hired right after graduation."
Best Advice: "Always treat people with integrity, honesty, and sincerity. Across the long term, building credibility with people is the way to be successful."
Last Book Read: John Maynard Keynes: Fighting for Freedom, 1937-1946, by Robert Skidelsky
