At Kohl’s, our mission is to inspire and empower families to lead fulfilled lives. For more than 50 years, Kohl's has enjoyed a history of strong leadership. Our leadership team continues to move the company forward on the path to greatness.
Michelle Gass, chief executive officer, is responsible for Kohl’s long-term growth and profitability, along with strategic direction.
Gass joined Kohl’s in 2013 as chief customer officer and was named chief merchandising and customer officer in 2015. Gass was promoted to CEO-elect in October 2017 and assumed the CEO role in May 2018. Gass was an integral leader of the creation of Kohl’s long-term strategic framework, the Greatness Agenda, in 2014.Gass also led the company’s focus on becoming an active and wellness destination, launched Kohl’s new loyalty program and is responsible for bringing in new categories, partners and brands, including Under Armour and Amazon.
Prior to Kohl’s, Gass spent more than 16 years with Starbucks Corporation holding a variety of leadership roles across marketing, global strategy and merchandising, including president, Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa, overseeing and growing the company's 1,900 owned and licensed store operations across the region. Gass has more than 25 years of experience in the retail and consumer goods industries.
Doug Howe, chief merchandising officer, is responsible for Kohl’s overall merchandise strategy, including digital, merchandising and buying, planning and allocation, product design, development and sourcing, and merchandise strategy and innovation.
Howe joined Kohl’s in 2018. Prior to Kohl’s, Howe served as global chief merchandising officer at the Qurate Retail Group where he led QVC and HSN’s product leadership agenda. Howe has also held leadership positions in merchandising and product development with QVC, Gap Inc., Walmart and May Department Stores. Howe has more than 25 years of retail experience.
Jill Timm, senior executive vice president, chief financial officer, is responsible for Kohl’s financial planning and analysis, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting operations, tax, and treasury.
Timm joined Kohl’s in 1999 and has held a number of progressive leadership roles across several areas of finance, most recently having served as executive vice president of finance. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Timm served as senior auditor at Arthur Anderson LLP. Timm has more than 20 years of experience in the retail industry.
Greg Revelle, senior executive vice president, chief marketing officer, is responsible for Kohl’s marketing and customer service organizations, including the overall marketing strategy, brand and creative, media and personalization, credit and loyalty, customer insights and analytics, corporate communications, and philanthropic efforts. Revelle leads the company's focus on driving customer engagement through data-driven personalization, leadership in loyalty, accelerating customer traffic and continuing to build the Kohl's brand.
Revelle joined Kohl’s in 2017 as executive vice president, chief marketing officer and was promoted to senior executive vice president, chief marketing officer in April 2018.
Prior to Kohl’s, Revelle served in a number of executive leadership roles, including chief marketing officer at Best Buy, chief marketing officer and general manager of e-commerce at AutoNation, vice president of world online marketing at Expedia, and an investment banker at Credit Suisse. Revelle has more than 10 years of marketing and retail industry experience.
Paul Gaffney, senior executive vice president, chief technology officer, is responsible for all technology, information and digital platforms supporting Kohl’s omnichannel business.
Gaffney joined Kohl's in 2019. Prior to Kohl's, Gaffney served in a number of technology leadership roles, including chief technology officer of Dick’s Sporting Goods where he led the company’s digital transformation, and senior vice president of information technology at The Home Depot, where he was responsible for the organization’s software engineering, user-centered design and applications. Gaffney has also held leadership roles at Keeps Inc., AAA of Northern California, Nevada & Utah, and Desktone, Inc. Gaffney has more than 25 years of technology experience.
Marc Chini, senior executive vice president, chief people officer, is responsible for Kohl’s overall vision and strategy for talent, culture and human resource efforts, including recruitment, development, associate relations, compensation and benefits, and culture.
Chini joined Kohl’s in 2018. Prior to Kohl’s, Chini served as chief human resource officer of Synchrony Financial where he built the newly public company’s human resources strategy and function. Chini has also held a variety of chief human resources officer roles across multiple GE business units including NBC Universal, GE Aviation & Locomotive and GE Industrial Solutions. Chini has more than 25 years of human resources experience.
Jason Kelroy, senior executive vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary, is responsible for all legal matters for the business and acts as secretary for the Kohl’s Board of Directors.
Kelroy joined Kohl's in 2004 as legal counsel and has held a number of progressive leadership roles, serving as general counsel since 2015. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Kelroy served as an associate at the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Kelroy has more than 15 years of experience in the retail industry.
Vivien Yeung, executive vice president, chief strategy officer, is responsible for leading Kohl’s enterprise strategy.
Yeung joined Kohl’s in 2020. Prior to Kohl’s, Yeung held several leadership roles at Lululemon Athletica including chief strategy officer and general manager of new ventures. Prior to Lululemon, Yeung ran her own consulting firm supporting consumer brands and nonprofit organizations including Seattle’s Best Coffee, Tommy Bahama and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Yeung also held several progressive strategy roles at Starbucks, including leading international strategy and product and marketing strategy. Yeung began her career as a consultant at Bain & Company. Yeung has more than 25 years of strategy experience.
