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 January 19th.
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.
