Michelle Wlazlo

Michelle Wlazlo joined JCPenney in February 2019 as executive vice president, chief merchant, reporting to Jill Soltau, chief executive officer. In this role, Wlazlo is responsible for leading all the Company’s merchandise offerings, focused on building a balanced assortment of the best private, exclusive and national brands.

Wlazlo brings 30 years of merchandising and stores experience to JCPenney from a variety of respected apparel and accessory retailers. Most recently she served as senior vice president of apparel and accessories merchandising at Target Corporation where she helped lead the company’s strategy and implementation of a robust merchandising program that included transforming the presentation of 1,400 stores and launching 15 new private brands.

Prior to Target, Wlazlo spent 19 years at GAP, Inc. in a variety of roles, most recently as senior vice president GAP global merchandising across all brand divisions, including women’s, men’s, kids, baby, body and fit. Over the course of nearly two decades, she held multiple merchandising roles of increasing responsibility for Gap, Gap Outlet and Old Navy. She began her career at Saks Fifth Avenue as a department manager before assuming store leadership and buying roles at Bebe Stores, Inc.

Wlazlo holds a fashion merchandising degree from Lowthian College in Minneapolis and studied in the executive education program from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business. She currently serves as a board member for the National Association for the Education of Young Children.