Target says CEO Cornell to stay on for three more years

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Cornell, 63, took over as Target’s CEO in 2014 after serving as head of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP)’s Americas Foods division. He has also served as CEO of Walmart (NYSE:WMT) Inc’s Sam’s Club unit.

“In discussions about the company’s longer term plans, it was important to us as a board to assure our stakeholders that Brian intends to stay in his role beyond the traditional retirement age of 65,” said Monica Lozano, the lead independent director of Target’s board.

The company also said Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer Arthur Valdez will retire and be succeeded by Gretchen McCarthy, head of Target’s global inventory management.