Ted Decker

Edward Decker is an American businessman and, since 2022, the CEO and president of the world's largest home improvement company, The Home Depot.( HD ) He was scheduled to become the chairman of the company in October 2022.

Career :

Prior to working for The Home Depot, Decker worked in Australia and Pittsburgh for PNC and worked in business development and finance positions at Kimberly-Clark and their property Scott Paper Company, moving to England and Atlanta for the latter positions. At Home Depot, Decker held multiple executive positions following his hiring in 2000, including managing their store and online merchandising. In October 2020, Decker became president and chief operating officer at Home Depot.

Decker was announced as the new CEO and president at Home Depot in January 2022 after 22 years with the company. Decker's appointment to the position coincided with renewed demand for home improvement materials following a lull spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. Decker took the position in March that year. As CEO, Decker announced Home Depot's record earnings and sales quarter, the company partially citing a global rise in inflation, though Decker also pointed to the rise in "DIY" home projects as bolstering spending.

In August 2022, the board of Home Depot announced that it had elected Decker to assume the position of chairman on October 1 that year, replacing the retiring Craig Menear, who Decker had previously replaced as CEO and company president

Decker and his wife Cathy have two adult daughters.

Decker has donated at least $5800 to the 2024 re-election campaigns of Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia