Arthur Blank
Arthur Morris Blank is an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the co-founder of The Home Depot, the world's largest home improvement retailer, which he established with Bernie Marcus in 1978 after both were fired from Handy Dan. He retired as co-chairman of Home Depot in 2001 and currently serves as chairman of AMB Group LLC, the parent company of his sports holdings. Blank owns several Atlanta-based professional sports teams including the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL and Atlanta United FC of MLS, and his Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has granted more than $1.3 billion to community causes since 1995.
“When they come into Handy Dan and this whole hardware sector, this is like bringing a bazooka to a knife fight.”
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