Michelle Gass
NationalityAmerican
EducationWorcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Washington
TitlePresident and CEO-in-waiting for Levi Strauss & Co.

Michelle D. Gass (Petkers) is an American businesswoman who currently serves as the president and director of Levi Strauss & Co., a position she has held since December 2022.[1]

Education and career

Gass earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1990[2][3] and an MBA from the University of Washington.[4]

Gass is a Starbucks veteran who took the chain in a new direction in 1996.[5] She "helped make 'frappuccino' a household word"[6] which became Starbucks' $2 billion brand in 2011.[5]

Before joining Kohl's, Gass worked at Procter & Gamble and at Starbucks.[7] She started with Kohls in 2013 as their first chief customer officer.[4][8] She led the creation of Kohl's Greatness Agenda in 2014, was named chief merchandising officer in 2015, and was promoted to be the CEO-elect in 2017.[9] With a compensation of $12.34 million, she was ranked as 71st on the "100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020," a report by As You Sow.[10] Gass has been a member of the board of directors of PepsiCo since March 2019.[11]

In 2005, Gass was awarded the Ichabod Washburn Young Alumni for Professional Achievement award by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and in 2007, she was named a Woman to Watch by Advantage Age.[12] In 2018, Homeworld Business named Gass one of its "Players" and a person to watch in housewares in the coming year.[9]

In November 2022, it was announced that Gass would be stepping down as Kohl's CEO by early December and become the CEO-in-waiting for Levi Strauss & Co.[13][14] She officially became the President and CEO-in-waiting in January 2023.[15][16][17]

Personal life

Gass was raised in Maine.[18] She married Scott Gass on August 20, 1994.[19] They have two children named Megan and Will.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Berman, Nat (2018-12-29). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass". Money Inc. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ↑ Romell, Rick (2017-09-28). "WPI grad to take over as Kohl's CEO". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  3. ↑ Comeau, Zachary (2017-09-28). "WPI grad named Kohl's CEO". Worcester Business Journal.
  4. 1 2 "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. 1 2 Goudreau, Jenna. "Starbucks' Secret Weapon". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Michelle Gass". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  7. ↑ MarketScreener. "Michelle D. Gass, MBA - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  8. ↑ "CEO Talks: Kohl's Michelle Gass Makes Waves". www.herbertmines.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  9. 1 2 Kuehner-Hebert, Katie (2018-12-31). "Kohl's 'Greatness Agenda' Gains Momentum Under New CEO Michelle Gass". ChiefExecutive.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  10. ↑ "The 100 Most Overpaid CEOs 2020: Are Fund Managers Asleep at the Wheel?". As You Sow. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  11. ↑ "PepsiCo Elects Michelle Gass to Board of Directors". PepsiCo. March 7, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Michelle D Gass, Kohls Corp: Profile and Biography". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  13. ↑ Repko, Melissa. "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass to step down, join Levi Strauss as CEO in waiting". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  14. ↑ Meyersohn, Nathaniel (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO leaves for Levi's | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  15. ↑ Clark, Evan (2023-03-24). "Michelle Gass on Life at Levi Strauss". WWD. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  16. ↑ Repko, Melissa (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass to step down, join Levi Strauss as CEO in waiting". CNBC. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  17. ↑ Kapner, Suzanne (2022-11-08). "Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass Resigns to Join Levi Strauss". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  18. ↑ Romell, Rick. "A khaki library, new brands and Wisconsin nice: How Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass is changing the company". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  19. ↑ "Newsbank". Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (ME). September 25, 1994. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Michelle Gass Wiki, Family, Husband". ListOfCEO.com. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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