William Boltz

Executive Vice President, Merchandising Lowe’s

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

William Boltz has been Executive Vice President of Merchandising at Lowe’s since August 2018. He is responsible for merchandising, marketing, global sourcing, private brand product development, pricing operations, store merchandising and planning, and field merchandising. Boltz has more than four decades of retail experience. He spent more than 20 years at Sears, then held merchandising leadership roles at The Home Depot, including senior vice president of merchandising, and later ran his own retail consulting firm. From 2015 to 2018 he was president and chief executive of Chervon North America, which makes EGO, SKIL and Skilsaw power tools. Albertsons Companies has elected him to its board effective October 2026. He joined Lowe’s from the supplier side, after running a power tool maker.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Merchandising, at Lowe’s since August 2018.
• President and CEO of Chervon North America, maker of EGO, SKIL and Skilsaw tools, 2015 to 2018.
• Senior Vice President of Merchandising at The Home Depot, 2010 to 2012, and Vice President from 2006.
• More than 20 years at Sears Holdings.
• Elected a director of Albertsons Companies effective 14 October 2026.

Professional Journey

Boltz earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from Montana State University Billings and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, according to Lowe’s. He worked at Sears Holdings Corp. for more than 20 years.

He joined The Home Depot, where he was vice president of merchandising from 2006 to 2010 and senior vice president of merchandising from 2010 to 2012; Lowe’s biography lists senior vice president of hardlines among his roles there. From 2013 to 2015 he was president and owner of The Boltz Group, a retail consulting firm.

From 2015 to 2018 he was president and chief executive of Chervon North America, a global power tool supplier, where he oversaw sales, marketing, engineering and product development for the EGO, SKIL and Skilsaw brands. He joined Lowe’s as executive vice president of merchandising in August 2018. Lowe’s 10-K describes its Total Home strategy, updated in December 2024, as resting on five pillars: driving Pro penetration, accelerating online sales, expanding home services, creating a loyalty ecosystem and increasing space productivity.

His remit at Lowe’s covers merchandising, marketing, global sourcing, private brand product development, pricing operations, store merchandising and planning, and field merchandising. In 2021 he received City of Hope’s Spirit of Life award, according to his company biography. In September 2026 Albertsons Companies announced his appointment to its board as an independent director, effective 14 October 2026. As of 30 January 2026 Lowe’s operated 1,759 home improvement stores and outlets in the U.S. and more than 540 branch locations in the U.S. and Canada, including those of Foundation Building Materials and Artisan Design Group, which it acquired in 2025, according to its 10-K.

Education

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management

MBA

Montana State University Billings

Bachelor’s degree, Communications