2 . ▁ ▁Category : F rench ▁histor ians ▁Category : Ac ad ian ▁history ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Man che ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 4 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁male ▁non - f iction ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Charles ▁Con away ▁is ▁business man ▁who ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁K mart . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁C VS ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁background ▁Con away ▁holds ▁an ▁M BA ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Career ▁Before ▁joining ▁K mart , ▁Con away ▁was ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁CO O ▁of ▁C VS ▁Cor p . ▁Con away ▁became ▁Chair man ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁K mart ▁in ▁April , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁S . E . C . ▁law suit ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Sec ur ities ▁and ▁Exchange ▁Commission ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit ▁that ▁accused ▁him ▁of ▁mis leading ▁K mart ▁invest ors ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁company ' s ▁bank rupt cy ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁S . E . C . ▁originally ▁sought ▁$ 2 2 ▁million ▁from ▁Con away . ▁ ▁A ▁j ury ▁found ▁him ▁li able ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁four ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁While ▁he ▁initially ▁appe aled ▁the ▁decision , ▁Con away ▁dropped ▁his ▁appeal