Home Depot Names New General Counsel

Atlanta, GA, June 5, 2007--Home Depot named Jack VanWoerkom executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary on Monday, in the latest addition to the struggling home improvement retailer's new management team.

The appointment of VanWoerkom, who will move to Home Depot on June 25, is the latest in several key management changes. The company is working to regain investor trust after a controversy over former Chief Executive Bob Nardelli's hefty pay and the company's poor stock performance led to the CEO's resignation in January.

VanWoerkom will report to Chairman and CEO Frank Blake, who replaced Nardelli.

Home Depot's former general counsel, Frank Fernandez, resigned in February along with the company's executive vice president of human resources, Dennis Donovan. Donovan was replaced by Tim Crow, who previously served as senior vice president of talent, organization and performance systems.

The company did not give a reason for the resignation