Brian Cornell
Brian Cornell | |
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Born | 1958 (age 63–64) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Education | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) UCLA Anderson School of Management |
Known for | Chairman and CEO of Target |
Predecessor | Gregg Steinhafel |
Spouse(s) | Martha Cornell |
Brian C. Cornell (born c. 1958) is an American businessman. Cornell serves as the Chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Target Corporation. He is also non-executive chairman of Yum! Brands.
Early life[]
Brian Cornell was born in 1958 in Queens, New York City. Cornell grew up in a fatherless household from the age of six, and his mother was living on welfare due to heart disease.[1] As a result, Cornell was mostly brought up by his maternal grandparents.[1]
Cornell graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1981.[2][3] Cornell attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management in 1991.[2][3]
Business career[]
Cornell served as the Chief Marketing Officer and the Executive Vice President of Safeway Inc., from 2004 to 2007.[3][4]
Cornell served as the CEO of Michaels from 2007 to 2009, the CEO of Sam's Club from 2009 to 2012,[1] and the CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, from 2012 to 2014.[3][4]
Cornell served on the Board of Directors of OfficeMax, from 2004 to 2007, and of The Home Depot, from 2008 to 2009.[3] Cornell has also served on the Board of Directors of Centerplate and Polaris Industries.[5][3] Cornell has served on the Board of Directors of Yum! Brands since September 2015.[6] He is also the chairman of the board, which he has served on since 2015.[7][8]
On August 12, 2014, Cornell replaced Gregg Steinhafel as the Chairman and CEO of Target.[4] Cornell's leadership style is at once data-driven and hands-on.[1] During his tenure, Cornell has shut down the loss-incurring Canadian presence known as Target Canada.[1] Cornell has hired many outsiders to update the corporate culture.[1] Cornell occasionally visits Target stores and asks guests specific questions about their shopping experiences.[1]
In 2019, Cornell was named as CNN's Business CEO of The Year.[9]
Academic support[]
Cornell serves on the Board of Visitors[10] of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.[2] He also serves on the Board of Directors for Catalyst[11] and the Museum Council for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.[12]
Personal life[]
He is married to Martha Cornell. They have a daughter and a son.[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g Wahba, Phil. "Target Has a New CEO: Will He Re-Energize the Retailer?". Fortune. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b c "Who's Who: Board of Visitors". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT:New York): Brian C. Cornell". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Loeb, Walter. "Target's New CEO Brian Cornell Lacks Innovative Pizzazz". Forbes. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Investor Relations: BOARD OF DIRECTORS". Polaris. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Target CEO Brian Cornell joins Yum! Brands board". www.bizjournals.com. 2015-09-18. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Brian Cornell". Target Corporate. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ "Target CEO named chairman of RILA". Retail Dive. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
- ^ La Monica, Paul (2019-12-18). "Target's Brian Cornell is the top CEO of 2019". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "About the Department". UCLA Econ. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Catalyst. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Leadership". National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Target's new boss a 'sensible choice'". Star Tribune. August 1, 2014. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
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- Living people
- People from Queens, New York
- University of California, Los Angeles alumni
- American retail chief executives
- American chairpersons of corporations
- American corporate directors
- LGBT rights activists from the United States
- Target Corporation people
- 1959 births
- Activists from New York (state)
- UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni