Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 5, 1998
LAWRENCE E. HONIG is Chairman and CEO of Edison Brothers Stores, Inc.
headquartered in St. Louis, MO. Previously, Mr. Honig spent 10 years
with The May Department Stores Company based in St. Louis. He joined the
company as an Executive Vice President and then spent six years as Vice
President and a member of its Board of Directors. He oversaw several of
the company's store divisions, spearheaded a series of mergers, directed
strategic planning and merchandising efforts, and initiated a number of
corporate-level human resources programs. From 1994 to 1996, Honig
served as division president and CEO of Federated Department Systems
Group in Atlanta and as chief information officer for its parent
company. There he was responsible for all of the company's computer
operations, management information systems, telecommunications, point-
of-sale equipment operations and application development. Prior to his
career in retail, Mr. Honig was a partner and principal in the Chicago
office of McKinsey & Company, Inc., a leading international management
consulting firm. His seven years there included the development and
management of programs focused on strategic, organizational and
marketing issues for the client companies in retailing, packaged goods,
advertising and food manufacturing. Mr. Honig holds a M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School and an M.A. in Communication from the University
of Texas, Austin. He earned undergraduate degrees in Commerce and
American History at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA. Mr.
Honig is also the author of several published works, including an
historical biography. Profile
Mr. Honig: Edison Brothers operates seven mall-based chain stores with
some of them in strip centers. We have about 1,600
