Kohl’s CEO Among Five Retail Leaders Added to RILA Board

By [ Brian Dodge ]
Washington, DC
01/19/2021

The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) welcomed five new leaders to its Board of Directors, as elected during the group’s semi-annual meeting held virtually today. The new Board members include:

Michelle Gass, Chief Executive Officer, Kohl’s Corporation
Shelley Bransten, Corporate Vice President, Global Consumer Goods & Retail Industries, Microsoft Corporation
Mark LaVigne, Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Bob Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Karyn Schoenbart, Chief Executive Officer, The NPD Group

“The retail industry is incredibly dynamic, innovative, and rich in talent, and so too is the RILA Board of Directors,” said RILA President Brian Dodge. “We are pleased to welcome these industry leaders to the RILA Board of Directors. They join a group of CEOs that is instrumental to our ability to serve the most pressing needs of leading retailers. Thanks to the Board’s guidance and support, RILA’s community grew in size and depth last year, cementing RILA as an essential partner to America’s leading retailers.”

“As leading retailers’ premier advocate and a critical partner to the industry at-large, RILA’s value was never greater than in 2020 as leaders leaned on peers to help navigate the many complex challenges of the year,” said Mary Dillon, chief executive officer, Ulta Beauty and RILA chairperson. “The expertise the new directors bring to the Board will only further strengthen RILA’s ability to exceptionally serve its members as the industry pushes forward in this new normal.”

The 2021 RILA Board of Directors:

Mary Dillon, Chief Executive Officer, Ulta Beauty (Chairperson)
Todd Vasos, Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General Corporation (Vice Chairman)
Richard Johnson, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Foot Locker, Inc. (Treasurer)
Alexander Gourlay, Co-Chief Operating Officer, Walgreens Boot Alliance and President, Walgreen Co. (Secretary)
Brian Cornell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Target Corporation (Immediate Past Chairman)
Corie Barry, Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc.
Chip Bergh, President & Chief Executive Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
Dagmar Boggs, Chief Retail Sales & Bottler Operations Officer, The Coca-Cola Company
Shelley Bransten, Corporate Vice President, Global Consumer Goods & Retail Industries, Microsoft Corporation
Mark Breitbard, President & Chief Executive Officer, Global Gap Brand, Gap Inc.
Martin Butler, Vice President, Consumer Industry Leader, USA, IBM Corporation
Marvin Ellison, President & Chief Executive Officer, Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
Michelle Gass, Chief Executive Officer, Kohl’s Corporation
Joe Jensen, Vice President & General Manager, Retail Solutions Division, Intel Corporation
Richard Keyes, President & Chief Executive Officer, Meijer, Inc.
Mark LaVigne, Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Craig Menear, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President, The Home Depot, Inc.
Bob Palmer, Chief Executive Officer, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Steve Rendle, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, VF Corporation
William Rhodes, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, AutoZone, Inc.
Karyn Schoenbart, Chief Executive Officer, The NPD Group
Jill Standish, Senior Managing Director, Global Retail Consulting Practice, Accenture
J.K. Symancyk, President & Chief Executive Officer, PetSmart, Inc.

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RILA is the US trade association for leading retailers. We convene decision-makers, advocate for the industry, and promote operational excellence and innovation. Our aim is to reimagine and transform the retail ecosystem - and equip leading retailers to succeed in it.

RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for more than $1.5 trillion in annual sales, millions of American jobs, and more than 100,000 stores, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers domestically and abroad.