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Tractor Supply CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Harry A. Lawton is the Tractor Supply's CEO. Tractor Supply has 42,000 employees, of which 46 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Tractor Supply executive team is 41% female and 59% male.
  • 66% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of Tractor Supply management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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Harry A. Lawton

President/CEO

Harry A. Lawton's LinkedIn

President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of Tractor Supply.Member of the Business Roundtable. Serve on the Board of Directors for Sealed Air (SEE) and the Board of Directors for National Retail Federation (NRF). Previously served on the Board of Directors for Buffalo Wild Wings.Passionate about the intersection of retail and digital at scale with previous experiences at Macy's, ebay, The Home Depot, and McKinsey.Earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia and dual bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering, and pulp and paper science and technology from North Carolina State University.Married to Jodie King Lawton with three kids. Active participants in sports, schools, community activities and charitable causes.

Charles E. Schmidt

Founder

Jonathan S Estep

Colin W. Yankee

EVP Supply Chain

Colin W. Yankee's LinkedIn

Colin Yankee is an EVP, Chief Suppy Chain Officer at Tractor Supply Company.

Cynthia Todd Jamison

Board Member

Edna K. Morris

Board Member

Denise L. Jackson

Board Member

Mark J. Weikel

Board Member

Melissa Kersey

EVP Chief HR Officer

Melissa Kersey's LinkedIn

Melissa Kersey is an EVP and Chief Human Resource Officer at Tractor Supply Company and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee. She has worked as Senior Vice President and U.S. Chief People Officer at McDonald's, Director Communications and PMO at ALLTEL CORP, and Group Leader and Team Leader at TARGET CORP. Melissa studied at Emporia State University between 1993 and 1995.

Ramkumar Krishnan

Board Member

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Charles E. Schmidt

Founder

Tractor Supply board members

Name & TitleBio
Harry A. Lawton

President/CEO

Harry A. Lawton's LinkedIn

President, CEO, and a member of the Board of Directors of Tractor Supply.Member of the Business Roundtable. Serve on the Board of Directors for Sealed Air (SEE) and the Board of Directors for National Retail Federation (NRF). Previously served on the Board of Directors for Buffalo Wild Wings.Passionate about the intersection of retail and digital at scale with previous experiences at Macy's, ebay, The Home Depot, and McKinsey.Earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Virginia and dual bachelor’s degrees in chemical engineering, and pulp and paper science and technology from North Carolina State University.Married to Jodie King Lawton with three kids. Active participants in sports, schools, community activities and charitable causes.

Cynthia Todd Jamison

Board Member

Edna K. Morris

Board Member

Denise L. Jackson

Board Member

Mark J. Weikel

Board Member

Ramkumar Krishnan

Board Member

Ricardo Cardenas

Board Member

Joy Brown

Board Member

Thomas A. Kingsbury

Board Member

George MacKenzie

Board Member

Tractor Supply leadership demographics

Tractor Supply gender distribution in management team

  • The Tractor Supply executive team is 41% female and 59% male.
  • Tractor Supply is 48% female and 52% male company-wide.
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Company-wide: 52%
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Company-wide: 48%

Tractor Supply executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Tractor Supply executive officers is White.
  • 66% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of Tractor Supply's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 67% of employees are White.
  • 13% of employees are Black or African American.
  • 12% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • Management team
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What employees say about the executives at Tractor Supply

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2024
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

The experience of working around other experienced animal owners and the knowledge gained by them and customers will forever be the best part. Clientele is awesome.

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

Upper management needs to promote from within without regards to age.

Tractor Supply benefits

Working where animals are welcome. Just about anything comes thru the doors!!

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

Never had contact with the CEO and a lot could be changed amongst the leadership

How would you improve Tractor Supply's culture?

Hire managers that didn’t look at age but performance when deciding who and when to promote

How did you prepare for the Tractor Supply interview?

I went in as true to myself as I possibly could and with honesty in what I could give and what I needed to take away as an employee

How does your compensation at Tractor Supply compare to the industry average?

That’s another big factor in the turnover with Tractor Supply, wages are extremely low for the market and for the work performed

What's the diversity at Tractor Supply like?

The demographics are diverse and seem to be represented fairly across the board. I wouldn’t consider that a major problem at Tractor Supply

What brings you the most joy at Tractor Supply?

I had the most joy working with some colleagues I could joke around with and being able to do a wide variety of duties instead of being confined to one area of the store, like just being at the register.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2024
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

None

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

Lousy Managment, they simply don't care. And in our small town the word is out. Do not work there.

Tractor Supply benefits

There are no benifits, no perks, nothing.

How would you improve Tractor Supply's culture?

Competent managers would be a start. A positive word would be nice as well.

How did you prepare for the Tractor Supply interview?

No prep needed, they will hire anyone. No one wants to work there.

How does your compensation at Tractor Supply compare to the industry average?

No compensation, they hire part rime personnel, treat them like crap,and they leave.

What's the diversity at Tractor Supply like?

This is a small town, the hire who the can, diversity goes out the window.

What brings you the most joy at Tractor Supply?

Quitting.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2024
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

flexible schedule and opportunities to go up on the management ladder.

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

pay cap on positions that make it easier to keep a work life balance.

Tractor Supply benefits

discount on tools and other household items that help keep cost of living low.

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2023
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

The difference learning of technology and team work.

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

No room to grow in the company.

Tractor Supply benefits

401k

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

Great environment, mission and values!

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

Hours as a part time team member

Tractor Supply benefits

Just being able to talk to customers and help people and have an impact on the farming community

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

I enjoyed taking care of customers, making sure the store had a decent appearance, maintain neatness of products, making sure store process flowed smoothly

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

Management did not know how to manage properly, and I have 10 plus years management experience and never was promoted but did management jobs

Tractor Supply benefits

Getting products at 50% off, being able to talk to plenty of nice people, very enjoyable work environment, only issue was management

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2023
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

It's always busy always something to do.

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

Micro managing district manager. The corporate politics. Some company policy's.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Jul 2021
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

helping people and store operations

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

corporate doesn't follow its own missions and values, management was shady and dishonest.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020
Pros of working at Tractor Supply

I liked the people i got to meet and the coworkers I got to work with

Cons of working at Tractor Supply

I dont like teh management

Tractor Supply benefits

The employee discount

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