Michelle Gass

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.[1]

Education and career

Gass has a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of Washington.[2]

Gass is a Starbucks veteran who led the chain in 1996.[3] She "helped make 'frappuccino' a household word"[4] which became Starbucks' $2 billion brand in 2011.[3]

Before joining Kohl's, Gass worked at Procter & Gamble and at Starbucks.[5] She started with Kohls in 2013 as their first chief customer officer.[2][6] She led the creation of Kohl's Greatness Agenda in 2014, was named chief merchandising officer in 2015, and was promoted to be the CEO-elect in 2017.[7] With a compensation of $12.34 million, she was ranked as 71st on the "100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020", a report by As You Sow.[8] Gass has been a member of the board of directors of PepsiCo since March 2019.[9]

In 2005, Gass was awarded the Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni for Professional Achievement award by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and in 2007, she was named a Woman to Watch by Advantage Age.[10] In 2018, Homeworld Business named Gass one of its "Players" and a person to watch in housewares in the coming year.[7]

Personal life

Gass was raised in Maine.[11] She married Scott Gass on August 20, 1994.[12] They have two children named Megan and Will.[13]

References
  1. Berman, Nat (2018-12-29). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass". Money Inc. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  3. Goudreau, Jenna. "Starbucks' Secret Weapon". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  4. "Michelle Gass". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. MarketScreener. "Michelle D. Gass, MBA - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. "CEO Talks: Kohl's Michelle Gass Makes Waves". www.herbertmines.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  7. Kuehner-Hebert, Katie (2018-12-31). "Kohl's 'Greatness Agenda' Gains Momentum Under New CEO Michelle Gass". ChiefExecutive.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  8. "The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020: Are Fund Managers Asleep at the Wheel?". As You Sow. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  9. "PepsiCo Elects Michelle Gass to Board of Directors". PepsiCo. March 7, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. "Michelle D Gass, Kohls Corp: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  11. Romell, Rick. "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  12. "Newsbank". Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (ME). September 25, 1994. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  13. "Michelle Gass Wiki, Family, Husband". ListOfCEO.com. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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