Jeff Kinnaird

ATLANTA — The Home Depot named William “Billy” Bastek executive vice president of merchandising, effective immediately. Bastek is a 33-year veteran of The Home Depot and brings tremendous experience to the role, having served in several leadership positions across the merchandising organization. Most recently, he was senior vice president of hardlines, where he was responsible for merchandising and marketing strategies for the hardware and garden departments. …Bastek replaces Jeff Kinnaird, who has decided to leave The Home Depot. …”His leadership of our Canadian division and more recently of our merchandising, marketing and online businesses is greatly appreciated.”