Kohl's Expands Customer and Marketing Chief Role to Oversee Merchandising
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Kohl’s is widening the role of its customer chief, who oversees marketing, to lead merchandising, planning and allocation, and product development. Chief Customer Officer Michelle Gass, who is in the running to succeed CEO Kevin Mansell when he retires, took on the newly created position of chief merchandising and customer officer today. To free Ms. Gass up for this broader role, Mr. Mansell will handle digital, ecommerce and operations, which she previously oversaw.
The company is also holding an external search for a chief operations officer, another newly created role, to oversee store operations, logistics, digital, e-commerce, and store design among other duties, which currently are handled by Mr. Mansell. The new hire will also be a candidate for the CEO role when Mr. Mansell departs, the company said.
Ms. Gass, a former Starbucks executive who joined Kohl’s in 2013, has overhauled the retailer’s marketing over the past two years in the absence of a CMO. She has steered the company towards more emotional messaging and away from promotional ads with campaigns like “Find Your Yes” and “Holiday Magic.” She also upped Kohl’s investment in TV while pushing the brand into the digital and social space.
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