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Michelle Gass
NationalityAmerican
EducationWorcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Washington
TitleCEO and Director of Kohl's Corporation

Michelle D. Gass (Petkers) is an American businesswoman who currently serves as the president and director of Levi Strauss & Co., a position she has held since December 2022.[1]

Education and career

Gass earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1990[2][3] and an MBA from the University of Washington.[4]

Gass is a Starbucks veteran who took the chain in a new direction in 1996.[5] She "helped make 'frappuccino' a household word"[6] which became Starbucks' $2 billion brand in 2011.[5]

Before joining Kohl's, Gass worked at Procter & Gamble and at Starbucks.[7] She started with Kohls in 2013 as their first chief customer officer.[4][8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Gass has been a member of the board of directors of PepsiCo since March 2019.[11]

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.[12] In 2018, Homeworld Business named Gass one of its "Players" and a person to watch in housewares in the coming year.[9]

In November 2022, it was announced that Gass would be stepping down as Kohl's CEO by early December and become the CEO-in-waiting for Levi Strauss & Co.[13][14] She officially became the President and CEO-in-waiting in January 2023.[15][16][17]

Personal life

Gass was raised in Maine.[18] She married Scott Gass on August 20, 1994.[19] They have two children named Megan and Will.[20]

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. ^ Romell, Rick (2017-09-28). "WPI grad to take over as Kohl's CEO". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. ^ Comeau, Zachary (2017-09-28). "WPI grad named Kohl's CEO". Worcester Business Journal.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ a b Goudreau, Jenna. "Starbucks' Secret Weapon". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ^ "Michelle Gass". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ^ MarketScreener. "Michelle D. Gass, MBA - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  8. ^ "CEO Talks: Kohl's Michelle Gass Makes Waves". www.herbertmines.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  9. ^ a b Kuehner-Hebert, Katie (2018-12-31). "Kohl's 'Greatness Agenda' Gains Momentum Under New CEO Michelle Gass". ChiefExecutive.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  10. ^ "The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020: Are Fund Managers Asleep at the Wheel?". As You Sow. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  11. ^ "PepsiCo Elects Michelle Gass to Board of Directors". PepsiCo. March 7, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Michelle D Gass, Kohls Corp: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  13. ^ Repko, Melissa. "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass to step down, join Levi Strauss as CEO in waiting". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  14. ^ Meyersohn, Nathaniel (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO leaves for Levi's | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  15. ^ Clark, Evan (2023-03-24). "Michelle Gass on Life at Levi Strauss". WWD. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  16. ^ Repko, Melissa (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass to step down, join Levi Strauss as CEO in waiting". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  17. ^ Kapner, Suzanne (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass Resigns to Join Levi Strauss". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Newsbank". Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (ME). September 25, 1994. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  20. ^ "Michelle Gass Wiki, Family, Husband". ListOfCEO.com. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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