Kevin Mansell

Chair at Chico's

Kevin Mansell is Chair of the Board and has been a director since April 2021. He served as Lead Independent Director of the Board from 2021 to 2022. Mr. Mansell retired in May 2018 as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Kohl’s Corporation, one of the largest department store retail chains in the United States. Mr. Mansell joined Kohl’s in 1982 as a Divisional Merchandise Manager and held numerous roles at Kohl’s during his more than 35 year career with the company, including serving as Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager from 1987 to 1998, as Senior Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing from 1998 to 1999, and as President from 1999, Chief Executive Officer from 2008, and Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2009 until his retirement in May 2018. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Mr. Mansell spent seven years in the Venture Store division of The May Department Stores Company, an American department store holding company, where he held a variety of positions in buying and merchandising. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Fossil Group, Inc., a design, innovation and distribution company specializing in consumer fashion accessories, where he is Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and Columbia Sportswear Company, a global leader in designing, sourcing, marketing, and distributing outdoor, active and everyday lifestyle apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment products, where he serves on the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He previously served on the board of directors of the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.

Mr. Mansell has more than 40 years of experience in the retail industry, including experience leading a publicly traded retail Fortune 500 company with a significant omnichannel presence, and strategic, merchandising and financial expertise.

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