Lowe's Names Saura Senior Vice President

Lowe's Names Saura Senior Vice President

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

In her new role, Saura's responsibilities include employee relations counseling, government transactions and compliance and certain litigation matters.

Saura joined Lowe's in 2006 to build a function within the legal department to focus on daily counsel, labor relations and compliance in the employment arena. She earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Oakland University and a juris doctor from the University of Detroit.

With fiscal year 2009 sales of $47.2 billion, Lowe's Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE(R) 50 company that serves approximately 15 million customers a week at more than 1,700 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.


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