Lowe's Names Reeves Senior Vice President

MOORESVILLE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) announced today the promotion of M. Lee Reeves to senior vice president, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary. Reeves will continue to report to Gaither M. Keener, executive vice president, general counsel, secretary and chief compliance officer.

In his new role, Reeves' responsibilities include leading the corporate transactions, intellectual property and information technology legal teams.

Reeves joined Lowe's in 2004 as senior counsel, after serving as a member of a private law firm. Reeves earned a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Southern Methodist University where he also received his doctorate of jurisprudence.

With fiscal year 2010 sales of $48.8 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,750 home improvement stores in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

    Source: Lowe's Companies, Inc.