Brian C. Cornell

Download headshot image (opens in a new window)

Background

Brian C. Cornell served as Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation since joining the company in August 2014 and helped grow the business by more than $30 billion during his tenure. Upon retiring as Chief Executive Officer in February 2026, Mr. Cornell became Executive Chair of the board. Prior to Target, Mr. Cornell served as Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a division of PepsiCo, Inc.

Skills and qualifications

Mr. Cornell provides the Board with decades of retail industry experience, senior leadership, marketing / brands, human capital management, capital deployment, global supply chain, digital tools / data analytics, information security / data privacy, financial management, risk management, reputation management, and sustainability and governance skills developed through his more than 30 years in escalating leadership positions at leading retail and global consumer product companies. His experience, which includes roles with Target, PepsiCo, Sam’s Club, Wal-Mart Stores, Safeway Inc., and Michaels Stores, Inc., provides important perspectives, having served both as a vendor partner and a competitor to Target. He currently serves as chair of The Business Council and previously served as chairman of the Retail Industry Leadership Association and as part of the National Retail Federation’s executive committee. In addition, his service on other public company boards, including experience as a non-executive board chair, has enhanced his skills and strengthens the Board’s collective oversight capability. He also has experience with the roles and responsibilities of different board committees through current or prior service on the audit, compensation, nominating and governance, executive and finance, infrastructure, and technology committees of other public company boards.

Other public company boards