Advertisement

Kohl’s Chooses New CFO From Within Its Ranks

Kohl’s has promoted EVP of Finance Jill Timm to the role of CFO. She replaces current CFO Bruce Besanko, who will step down effective Nov. 1. Besanko will remain in a Senior Advisor role until he departs the company to assist with the transition.

Timm will oversee Kohl’s financial planning and analysis, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting operations, tax and treasury, reporting directly to CEO Michelle Gass. Timm has been with Kohl’s since 1999, and has served in several financial leadership roles.

“[Jill]’s been an invaluable partner to me, Bruce, and the entire leadership team supporting many of our top strategic initiatives,” said Gass in a statement. “Jill also has been the key architect of our Operational Excellence strategy, which continues to be a critical priority for the company. I have great confidence in her ability to manage the financial operations of the enterprise and accelerate our future growth.”

Advertisement

Kohl’s has been struggling financially, with comparable sales down 2.9% in Q2 2019, but the retailer has been working to revive growth through various partnerships. Some of the initiatives include:

These traffic-driving initiatives have started to bear fruit, according to Gass during a talk at the Consensus Great Brands Show. As many as 80% of customers who return Amazon merchandise in Kohl’s stores continue shopping afterward.

“We’re getting traffic,” said Gass. “We’re getting people coming into the store. While we’re growing our digital channels, stores are still 80% of our business. Now, with the resources we have, we’re able to think about our business differently. I would say that we’ve gone from a brick-and-mortar mindset to omnichannel to now thinking about Kohl’s as a platform.”

Featured Event

Join the retail community as we come together for three days of strategic sessions, meaningful off-site networking events and interactive learning experiences.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Access The Media Kit

Interests:

Access Our Editorial Calendar




If you are downloading this on behalf of a client, please provide the company name and website information below: