More than a month has passed since the sudden and unexpected death of Tom Coughlin, most closely remembered and admired as the onetime vice chairman of Walmart. Though a decade and a half has passed since Coughlin’s retirement, he is still much on the minds of those who knew him and worked with him. That
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Tom Coughlin, a former Walmart vice chairman and protégé of company founder Sam Walton, died this month at age 66. Coughlin had been in the intensive care unit of a hospital for several days, Thomson Reuters reported. The cause of death could not be confirmed immediately. “Our hearts go out to the
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced that Tom Coughlin, a former No. 2 executive at the company and protege of founder Sam Walton, died on April 1 at age 66. Coughlin, a native of Cleveland, went to work at Walmart in 1978 as director of loss prevention. He held several leadership positions and was an instrumental