Brian C. Cornell

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Background

Brian C. Cornell has served as Executive Chair of the Board since February 1, 2026. He was previously Chair & Chief Executive Officer of Target Corporation from August 2014 through January 2026, and helped grow the business by more than $30 billion during his tenure. 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 significant retail knowledge due to his prior leadership of Target, including industry experience, senior leadership, marketing / design / brands, human capital management, capital deployment, global supply chain, digital tools / technology, information security / data privacy, financial management, risk management, reputation management, and sustainability and governance. Those skills were developed through his more than 30 years in escalating leadership positions at leading retail and global consumer product companies, including three CEO roles and more than two decades doing business in North America, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. His experience, which includes roles with 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 on the National Retail Federation’s executive committee and on The Business Council and previously served as chairman of the Retail Industry Leadership Association. In addition, his service on other public company boards, including experience as a non-executive board chair, has enhanced his skills and is both valuable in his current role as Executive Chair of the Board 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.

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