Michelle Gass

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Michelle Gass
NationalityAmerican
EducationWorcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Washington
TitleCEO and Director of Kohl's Corporation

Michelle D. Gass (Petkers) is an American businesswoman who currently serves as the CEO and Director of Kohl's Corporation, a position she has held since May 2018.[1]

Education and career[]

Gass has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Washington.[2]

Gass is a Starbucks veteran who took the chain in a new direction in 1996.[3] She "helped make 'frappuccino' a household word"[4] which became Starbucks' $2 billion brand in 2011.[3]

Before joining Kohl's, Gass worked at Procter & Gamble and at Starbucks.[5] She started with Kohls in 2013 as their first chief customer officer.[2][6] She led the creation of Kohl's Greatness Agenda in 2014, was named chief merchandising officer in 2015, and was promoted to be the CEO-elect in 2017.[7] With a compensation of $12.34 million, she was ranked as 71st on the "100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020", a report by As You Sow.[8] Gass has been a member of the board of directors of PepsiCo since March 2019.[9]

In 2005, Gass was awarded the Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni for Professional Achievement award by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and in 2007, she was named a Woman to Watch by Advantage Age.[10] In 2018, Homeworld Business named Gass one of its "Players" and a person to watch in housewares in the coming year.[7]

Personal life[]

Gass was raised in Maine.[11] She married Scott Gass on August 20, 1994.[12] They have two children named Megan and Will.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Berman, Nat (2018-12-29). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass". Money Inc. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ^ a b "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. ^ a b Goudreau, Jenna. "Starbucks' Secret Weapon". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. ^ "Michelle Gass". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. ^ MarketScreener. "Michelle D. Gass, MBA - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. ^ "CEO Talks: Kohl's Michelle Gass Makes Waves". www.herbertmines.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  7. ^ a b Kuehner-Hebert, Katie (2018-12-31). "Kohl's 'Greatness Agenda' Gains Momentum Under New CEO Michelle Gass". ChiefExecutive.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  8. ^ "The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020: Are Fund Managers Asleep at the Wheel?". As You Sow. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  9. ^ "PepsiCo Elects Michelle Gass to Board of Directors". PepsiCo. March 7, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Michelle D Gass, Kohls Corp: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  11. ^ Romell, Rick. "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  12. ^ "Newsbank". Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (ME). September 25, 1994. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  13. ^ "Michelle Gass Wiki, Family, Husband". ListOfCEO.com. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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