B. Kevin Turner is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on April 3, 1965 in Oklahoma, United States.
Turner worked nearly 20 years at Walmart. He began working as a cashier at Walmart in 1985 in his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma. While attending college, he rose through the store ranks, to customer service manager, housewares department manager and head office cashier. After several promotions, Turner found himself in the auditing department, where he came into contact with Sam Walton. On Walton’s advice, Turner joined the company’s information systems division, where he worked his way through a succession of jobs: business analyst, strategy manager, director, and then Assistant CIO. In 1995, at the age of 29, Turner became the youngest Corporate Vice President and Officer ever named at Walmart. In 1997, Turner became the recipient of the first “Sam M. Walton – Entrepreneur Of The Year” Award, which is the highest honor given at Walmart and is voted on by the Walton Family.
Turner grew up in Stratford, Oklahoma. In 1987, Turner earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma where he was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. During his college years, he worked full-time as a cashier at Walmart.
