Target CEO and Executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Brian Cornell is the Target's CEO. Target has 409,000 employees, of which 59 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

  • The Target executive team is 39% female and 61% male.
  • 62% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Target management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio
Brian Cornell

CEO

George Dayton

Founder

John Geisse

Founder

Dawn Block

Senior Vice President of Digital

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Douglas M. Baker

Board Member

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Joe Contrucci

Senior Vice President Operations

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Laysha L. Ward

Executive Vice President and Chief External Engagement Officer

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Mark Schindele

Senior Vice President of Target Properties

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Michael Edward McNamara

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer

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Michael Fiddelke

Senior Vice President of Merchandising Capabilities

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Target Founders

Name & TitleBio
George Dayton

Founder

John Geisse

Founder

Target Board Members

Name & TitleBio
Douglas M. Baker

Board Member

Douglas M. Baker's LinkedIn

Anne Mulcahy

Board Member

Derica Rice

Board Member

George S. Barrett

Board Member

George S. Barrett's LinkedIn

Henrique Castro

Board Member

Melanie L. Healey

Board Member

Melanie L. Healey's LinkedIn

Mohammed Adnan

Board Member

Robert Edwards

Board Member

Roxanne Austin

Board Member

Sol Trujillo

Board Member

Target Leadership Demographics

Target Gender Distribution in Management Team

  • The Target executive team is 39% female and 61% male.
  • Target is 54% female and 46% male company-wide.

Male
Male
61%
Company-wide: 46%
Female
Female
39%
Company-wide: 54%

Target Executives by Race

Management Team:

  • The most common ethnicity among Target executive officers is White.
  • 62% of the management team is White.
  • 14% of Target's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Asian.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 60% of employees are White.
  • 18% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of employees are Black or African American.

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Target Executives FAQs

Who Is The Ceo Of Target?

The CEO of Target is Brian Cornell.

Who Is The Founder Of Target?

George Dayton and John Geisse founded Target.

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