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Kohl's CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Michelle D. Gass is the Kohl's's CEO. Kohl's has 110,000 employees, of which 32 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Kohl's executive team is 47% female and 53% male.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 8% of Kohl's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 12% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Name & TitleBio
Michelle D. Gass

CEO

Michelle D. Gass's LinkedIn

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.

Maxwell Kohl

Founder

Marc A. Chini

Sr. EVP/Chief People Officer

Marc A. Chini's LinkedIn

Marc Chini is a Senior Exec VP/Chief People Ofcr at KOHLS CORP and is based in Stamford, Connecticut. He has worked as Exex VP/Chief Human Resource Officer at SYNCHRONY FINANCIAL, Exec Vp:Human Resources at NBC Universal, and VP Human Resources GE Corporate Staff at General Electric (GE). Marc works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at Moore School of Bus Riegel & Emory Human Resources Centre, Board Member at West Virginia University Foundation, and Advisory Board for the Masters Program in Human Resources at University of South Carolina. He studied at West Virginia University.

Jill Timm

Senior Exec VP/CFO

Jill Timm is a Senior Exec VP/CFO at KOHLS CORP. She has worked as Exec VP:Finance at KOHLS CORP, Senior Analyst at KOHLS CORP, and Senior VP:Finance at KOHLS CORP.

Man Wein Vivien Yeung

Chief Strategy Officer

Man Wein Vivien Yeung is an Exec VP/Chief Strategy Officer at KOHLS CORP and Board Member at Jack in the Box. She has experience at Bain & Company and has worked as VP:Strategy at LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., Chief Strategy Officer at LULULEMON ATHLETICA INC., and VP:Strategy at Jack in the Box. Man attended Harvard University and University of Cambridge.

Jason J. Kelroy

Sr.EVP

Michelle A. Banks

Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

Michelle A. Banks, chief diversity & inclusion officer, is responsible for leading Kohl’s enterprise-wide diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts, including training and development, strategic initiatives across the business, and leadership of both the company’s D&I Task Force and its D&I Council.

Banks joined Kohl’s in 2010 and has held a number of progressive leadership roles within the stores organization, most recently having served as senior vice president, territory manager overseeing nearly 200 stores in the Southeast region. Prior to joining Kohl's, Banks served in store leadership roles with DSW Shoes, Gap, Marshall Fields, and Donna Karan. Banks has more than 25 years of experience in the retail industry.

Siobhán Mc Feeney

Chief Technology Officer

Adrianne Tamar Shapira

Board Member

Douglas Howe

Chief Merchandising Officer

Douglas Howe's LinkedIn

Doug Howe is a Chief Merchandising Officer at KOHLS CORP. He has worked as Exec VP:Strategic Multichannel Planning at Qurate Retail Inc, Chief Merchandising Officer at Qurate Retail Inc, and Exec VP:Merchandising at Qurate Retail Inc. Doug studied at Creighton University.

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Kohl's founders

Name & TitleBio
Maxwell Kohl

Founder

Kohl's board members

Name & TitleBio
Michelle D. Gass

CEO

Michelle D. Gass's LinkedIn

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.

Adrianne Tamar Shapira

Board Member

John Edward Schlifske

Board Member

Michael J. Bender

Board Member

Peter Boneparth

Board Member

Stephanie A. Streeter

Board Member

Christine McCormick Day

Board Member

H. Charles Floyd

Board Member

Jonas Prising

Board Member

Margaret L. Jenkins

Board Member

Kohl's leadership demographics

Kohl's gender distribution in management team

  • The Kohl's executive team is 47% female and 53% male.
  • Kohl's is 67% female and 33% male company-wide.
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Male
53%
Company-wide: 33%
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Female
47%
Company-wide: 67%

Kohl's executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Kohl's executive officers is White.
  • 64% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Kohl's's management is Asian.
  • 12% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 62% of employees are White.
  • 17% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Kohl's

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

The associate discount

Cons of working at Kohl's

Management is a mess. No direction given to new employees. I worked for a total of six weeks, then decided to quit.

Kohl's benefits

The associate discount. I do not need any benefits. I am covered fully under my own plan.

What do you like best about Kohl's's CEO and the leadership team?

Leadership team is horrible. I would never suggest anyone work for this company.

How would you improve Kohl's's culture?

Too much to mention. First and foremost, hire HR professionals (who have had college courses and degrees in HR and management).

How did you prepare for the Kohl's interview?

There was no need to prepare. Kohls called me and offered me a job immediately.

How does your compensation at Kohl's compare to the industry average?

I have no idea.

What's the diversity at Kohl's like?

It is fine.

What brings you the most joy at Kohl's?

helping the customers find the various departments. Trying to assist in making their shopping experience more enjoyable during the holiday season.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Dec 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

Flexible schedule - good if you are in school!

Kohl's benefits

The discounts are pretty nice!

Cons of working at Kohl's

The management

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Pros of working at Kohl's

They are really inclusive everybody seems very happy and friendly and gets along well they do a lot of things for their employees and they work with you on your schedule I screwed up by not keeping that job

Cons of working at Kohl's

I didn't like the fact that everything was so automated anything that you needed if you needed help it they sent you to a computer or a website and you had 10 different websites to check everything and it was just it was a lot some days you just wanted to speak to your manager or a person who could explain something to you

Kohl's benefits

Definitely the employee discount that was freaking awesome especially on their employee appreciation days it's great

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

I really liked the management. They always had my back when dealing with difficult customers, and training with them reduced anxiety. If I got something wrong, a lot of people would get upset, but they gently guided me in the right direction with an "It's okay that you're still learning" mindset. I also loved the diverse environment. Kohl's is a place of total inclusion.

Cons of working at Kohl's

It is really difficult to climb the ladder at Kohl's. I asked several times to be trained in different areas so that I might be considered for a promotion in the future, and I was never given the hours. I loved working there, but there was only enough room for one or two people to really succeed at a time.

Kohl's benefits

My favorite perk was the 15% employee discount!

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Great environment, fun event's awesome management, friends.keeping busy..

Cons of working at Kohl's

Nothing

Kohl's benefits

Doing freight, getting to see new merchandise, discounts.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Some coworkers were friendly and at times were able to work as a team

Cons of working at Kohl's

Don't adhere to schedule, and some employees are not the kindest

Kohl's benefits

The holiday pay

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

For how easy the majority of jobs/roles for warehouse floor workers are, the compensation is fair.

Cons of working at Kohl's

Management is clueless and only hires from outside or promotes boot lickers for supervisor and other mgmt positions - upward mobility is almost impossible.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2023
Pros of working at Kohl's

Your manager’s/bosses treat you so kind and understanding. The co workers are so nice and helpful.

Cons of working at Kohl's

The only thing that I don’t like is…lack of hours!

Kohl's benefits

My favorite perk has to be the discount’s!!❤️

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Kohl's

The coworkers were friendly, and sometimes it wasn't too stressful

Cons of working at Kohl's

The management don't seem to care about their employees, bad company culture, unreasonable goals.

Kohl's benefits

I usually got scheduled for the position that suited me best

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Kohl's

corporate, Local management, organization..

Cons of working at Kohl's

Seasonal help usually are younger people who don’t really care or have a work ethic

Kohl's benefits

Delta dental coverage

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2020
Pros of working at Kohl's

The people and leadership are excellent

Cons of working at Kohl's

Many jobs were lost last week based on financial, not based on talent. Less people friendly the last few years outside of my area.

Kohl's benefits

Kohl's discount was tough to beat.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2020
Pros of working at Kohl's

Coworkers are very friendly, and my supervisors are very supportive and understanding.

Cons of working at Kohl's

The work can become monotonous and dealing with customers can be a headache at times. Also, the pay isn't very good.

Kohl's benefits

coworkers

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2020
Pros of working at Kohl's

The environment, the employees, the managers were super nice and understanding.

Cons of working at Kohl's

Some customers could be rude and would try to argue with the workers about prices or items they were purchasing.

Kohl's benefits

The discounts were awesome. The kohl’s cash was cool too.

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A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at Kohl's

my job duties

Cons of working at Kohl's

some management/supervisors were unprofessional and unpleasant to work with

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2020
Pros of working at Kohl's

The fellow employees are kind, considerate and were helpful toward new people.

Cons of working at Kohl's

The higher management set unrealistic expectations for their employees to reach

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Kohl's

Always something to do, good hours

Cons of working at Kohl's

Low pay, grumbling team members

Kohl's benefits

Awesome discount

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2019
Pros of working at Kohl's

Pay, Vacation time

Cons of working at Kohl's

Although I am a manager I spend the majority of my time doing the work of a part time associate. It is a high stress/low reward environment.

Kohl's benefits

Vacation time

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2018
Pros of working at Kohl's

Nice environment, friendly team members and menagers, late closing

Cons of working at Kohl's

No benefits , less hours than i would like to , small yearly raising

Kohl's benefits

Employee discount 55%

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