William A Tindell

Mr. Tindell, chairman and CEO of The Container Store, opened the first location in Dallas in 1978. Since then, the company has been named nine years in a row as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine, thanks to its progressive, employee-empowering corporate culture. The Container Store now has 46 stores across the country and 2008 fiscal year sales are projected at $650 million. Retail analysts cite the company’s devotion to the original concept as the formula for its success, noting that other retailers haven’t focused on an inventory mix solely devoted to storage and organization products like The Container Store.