Pamela Kohn

Pamela Kohn was appointed senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at Rite Aid in January 2023. Kohn is a global corporate leader who has transformed multi-billion-dollar corporations to deliver improved profits, revenue growth, and stakeholder value.

Most recently, Kohn served as Chief Merchandising Officer of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH). Prior to joining Sally Beauty, she was Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer of Family Dollar, a division of Dollar Tree, Inc. (NYSE: DLTR), with fiscal responsibility of more than $11 billion in revenue.

Previously, Kohn was President of U.S. Realty and Executive Vice President of Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) where she oversaw overall growth and management of more than 5,000 U.S. stores and facilities and approximately one billion square feet of retail spaces. Kohn joined Walmart in 2002 as Vice President of Global Supply Chain and advanced to increasingly senior positions, including Senior Vice President of Neighborhood Markets; Senior Vice President of Southeast Store Operations; Senior Vice President of Perishable Merchandising; Senior Vice President of Global Food Sourcing. In 2011, she was promoted to Executive Vice President of Merchandising Services overseeing more than $24 billion in inventory and more than $4.5 billion in Neighborhood Market retail sales, accelerating the latter’s growth in two years from 150 stores to more than 250 stores and consistently outperforming grocery industry comparable sales performance.

Throughout her career, Kohn has diversified talent, supplier and strategic partnerships, notably serving on Walmart’s President’s Global Council of Women Leaders and establishing Sally Beauty’s Merchandise Academy to improve leadership skills and merchandising innovation. She currently serves on the board of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: COLD) and the advisory board of Pairwise. Kohn began her career at Marshall Field’s Department Stores in Chicago, IL, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Northwestern University.