Brian Cornell

Brian C. Cornell (born c. 1958) is an American businessman, and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Target Corporation. He is also non-executive chairman of Yum! Brands.

For the Canadian ice hockey winger, see Brian Cornell (ice hockey).
Brian Cornell
Born1958 (age 64–65)
New York City, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (BA)
UCLA Anderson School of Management
TitleChairman and CEO, Target
Term2014–
PredecessorGregg Steinhafel
SpouseMartha Cornell
Children2

Early life

Brian Cornell was born in 1958 in Queens, New York City. He grew up in a fatherless household from the age of six, and his mother was living on welfare due to heart disease.[1] As a result, Cornell was mostly brought up by his maternal grandparents.[1]

Cornell graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1981.[2][3] Cornell attended the UCLA Anderson School of Management, attending in 1991.[2][3]

Career

Cornell was the chief marketing officer and an executive vice president of Safeway Inc., from 2004 to 2007.[3][4]

Cornell was the CEO of Michaels from 2007 to 2009, CEO of Sam's Club from 2009 to 2012,[1] and CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, from 2012 to 2014.[3][4]

Cornell was on the board of directors of OfficeMax, from 2004 to 2007, and of The Home Depot, from 2008 to 2009.[3] Cornell has been on the board of Centerplate and Polaris Industries.[5][3] Cornell has been on the board of directors of Yum! Brands since September 2015.[6] He is the chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, and a board member since 2015.[7][8]

In August 2014, Cornell replaced Gregg Steinhafel as the chairman and CEO of Target.[4] Cornell's leadership style is at once data-driven and hands-on.[1] During his tenure, Cornell has shut down the loss-incurring Target Canada.[1] Cornell has hired many outsiders to update the corporate culture.[1] Cornell occasionally visits Target stores and asks guests about their shopping experiences.[1] As CEO, Cornell has been praised by outlets such as CNN, describing him as Target's "ace CEO" and crediting him with the business' strong growth in the 2010s.[9] In 2019, Cornell was named CNN's "Business CEO of the Year".[10]

Cornell was honored with "The Visionary" award by the National Retail Federation for 2022, given each year to "an outstanding retail industry leader".[11]

Academic support

Cornell is on the board of visitors[12] of the UCLA Anderson School of Management.[2] He is on the board of directors for Catalyst[13] and the museum council for the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture.[14]

Personal life

He is married to Martha Cornell. They have a daughter and a son.[15]

References
  1. Wahba, Phil. "Target Has a New CEO: Will He Re-Energize the Retailer?". Fortune. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  2. "Who's Who: Board of Visitors". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  3. "Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT:New York): Brian C. Cornell". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  4. Loeb, Walter. "Target's New CEO Brian Cornell Lacks Innovative Pizzazz". Forbes. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  5. "Investor Relations: BOARD OF DIRECTORS". Polaris. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  6. "Target CEO Brian Cornell joins Yum! Brands board". www.bizjournals.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. "Brian Cornell". Target Corporate. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  8. "Target CEO named chairman of RILA". Retail Dive. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. Meyersohn, Nathaniel (September 7, 2022). "Target's ace CEO isn't leaving anytime soon | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. La Monica, Paul (December 18, 2019). "Target's Brian Cornell is the top CEO of 2019". CNN. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. "Target CEO Brian Cornell Named The Visionary 2022". RIS News.
  12. "About the Department". UCLA Econ. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  13. "Board of Directors". Catalyst. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  14. "Leadership". National Museum of African American History and Culture. January 4, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
  15. "Target's new boss a 'sensible choice'". Star Tribune. August 1, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
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