Barbara Rentler
Barbara Rentler (born 1958) became the 25th woman CEO of a Fortune 500 company, Ross Stores Inc, on June 1, 2014.[1]
Career
Rentler joined Ross Stores in February, 1986. She held a variety of merchandising jobs until February 2001 when she became Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager at Ross Dress for Less. She held those positions until January, 2004, when she became Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at dd’s DISCOUNTS. In February 2005, until December 2006 she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of dd’s DISCOUNTS. Beginning in December 2006 Rentler took on the responsibility of Executive Vice President of Merchandising. She was responsible for all Ross Apparel and Apparel-related products. In December, 2009 she was appointed the President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Ross Dress for Less. After less than five later Rentler was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on May 7, 2014. On June 1, 20114 she took over as CEO upon the retirement of the previous CEO, Michael Balmuth.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Rupp, Lindsey (8 May 2014). "Ross Stores' Rentler to Be 25th Female CEO in Fortune 500". Bloomberg. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Barbara Rentler". Forbes. Retrieved 11 December 2014.