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Dan Caspersen was appointed Executive Vice President, Human Resources for Toys "R" Us, Inc. in May 2006. In this capacity, Mr. Caspersen oversees associate relations for nearly 60,000 field, distribution center and corporate employees. In addition, he is responsible for internal communications, talent acquisition and development, benefits, compensation, training and staffing for all the company's divisions worldwide.
Prior to joining Toys "R" Us, Inc., Mr. Caspersen spent twenty-five years at Target Corporation, where he held positions as Vice President, Human Resources for Stores and Vice President, Human Resources for Headquarters. In these roles, Mr. Caspersen was responsible for staffing, employee relations, training, development, compensation and benefits execution for 290,000 hourly staff members in 1,500 stores and 11,000 corporate executives. During his tenure with Target Corporation, Mr. Caspersen also spent seven years as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Mervyn's, a division of Target Corporation.
Mr. Caspersen holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and a Masters in Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota. He and his wife of thirty years, Karen, have two grown sons. | 