From $4.15 an hour to running Home Depot

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This Jamaican immigrant started at Home Depot on $4.15 an hour. 40 years later, she's running the entire company. Meet Anne Marie Campbell, born in Kingston, Jamaica, 1965, youngest of four, the only girl. Her father died in a car accident when she was just 18 months old. Her first retail teacher was her grandmother. Never finished high school. Started selling lace by the roadside, built it into a multi-million dollar furniture business. In 1981, Anne Marie moved from Jamaica to Miami with her family. About four years later, on April 1st, 1985, she took a part-time cashier job at Home Depot in North Miami Beach. It was meant to pay for college, but the shop floor felt familiar. Retail was ingrained in me from my grandmother, so she stayed. Then she rose, department manager, store manager, district manager, regional vice president. By 2009, president of Home Depot's Southern Division, 690 stores, 100,000 employees, all after starting on the checkout. In 2016, EVP of US stores. When she joined in 1985, Home Depot had 22 stores. Today, it has over 2,300. In August, 2026, CEO Ted Decker took medical leave. The board handed her day-to-day oversight of the entire company. Her 2025 base salary just over $1 million. Total compensation, $7.45 million. Not bad for someone who took a part-time job to pay for college.

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