RILA BOD Adds Four Leaders, Re-Elects Best Buy CEO as Chair
AutoZone, PetSmart, IKEA, Axon Leaders Join Board
- By [ Brian Dodge ]
- Washington, DC
- 01/27/2025
Newly-elected board members include:
• Philip Daniele, President and Chief Executive Officer, Customer Satisfaction, AutoZone, Inc.
• Ken Hicks, President & Chief Executive Officer, PetSmart
• Javier Quinones, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA US
• Mike Shore, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Enterprise, Axon
“RILA’s success advocating on behalf of the retail industry is directly correlated to the strength of our board of directors. Their willingness to share their expertise with us and their commitment to advancing retail together makes us all better,” said RILA President & Chief Executive Officer Brian Dodge. “We are incredibly grateful for the trust, guidance, and collaboration of this group. Under the continued leadership of Best Buy CEO Corie Barry, we look forward to working together to propel our dynamic industry and the U.S. economy forward.”
“I’m thrilled to continue in my role as RILA’s board chair. Through continued partnership with RILA and my retail peers, I look forward to seizing opportunities for progress in the year ahead,” said Corie Barry, Best Buy Co., Inc. chief executive officer and RILA chair. “Retailers are both major economic engines and local community leaders; we’re uniquely positioned, particularly when we work together, to have meaningful impact on the lives of our consumers, teams, and the communities we serve.”
The 2025 RILA Board of Directors:
• Corie Barry, Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy Co., Inc. (Chair)
• Richard Keyes, President & Chief Executive Officer, Meijer, Inc. (Vice Chair)
• Joel Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Petco Health and Wellness Company Inc.
• Shelley Bransten, Corporate Vice President, WW Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft Co.
• Mark Breitbard, President & Chief Executive Officer, Global Gap Brand, Gap Inc.
• Tracey Brown, Executive Vice President, President Retail and Chief Customer Officer, Walgreens Corporation
• Jon Carson, Senior Vice President, Retail, Blue Yonder
• Brian Cornell, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Target Corporation
• Philip Daniele, President and Chief Executive Officer, Customer Satisfaction, AutoZone, Inc.
• Ted Decker, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Home Depot, Inc.
• Mary Dillon, President & Chief Executive Officer, Foot Locker, Inc.
• Michelle Gass, President & Chief Executive Officer, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Ken Hicks, President & Chief Executive Officer, PetSmart
• Mark LaVigne, President & Chief Executive Officer, Energizer Holdings, Inc.
• Rodney McMullen, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Kroger Co.
• David Morales, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales – eCommerce, FedEx
• Erik Nordstrom, Chief Executive Officer, Nordstrom, Inc.
• Joe Preston, President & Chief Executive Officer, New Balance Athletics
• Javier Quinones, Chief Executive Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA US
• Mike Shore, Senior Vice President, General Manager, Enterprise, Axon
• Steve Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer, L.L. Bean, Inc.
• Jill Standish, Senior Managing Director, Global Retail Consulting Practice, Accenture
• Pam Stewart, Chief Customer Officer, Retail, The Coca-Cola Company
• Stacey Shulman, Vice President, Health, Education and Consumer Industries, Intel Corporation
• J.K. Symancyk, Chief Executive Officer, Signet Jewelers
• Don Unser, President, Thought Leadership, Circana
• Todd Vasos, Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General Corporation
• Tim Baer, Partner, TRB Partners, LLC (Counsel to the Board)
• Brian Dodge, President & Chief Executive Officer, RILA
###
RILA is the US trade association for leading retailers. We convene decision-makers, advocate for the industry, and promote operational excellence and innovation. Our aim is to reimagine and transform the retail ecosystem - and equip leading retailers to succeed in it. RILA members include more than 200 retailers, product manufacturers, and service suppliers, which together account for more than $1.5 trillion in annual sales, millions of American jobs, and more than 100,000 stores, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers domestically and abroad.
Tags
-
Ensuring a Safe, Sustainable Future
-
Leading in the Community
-
Retail Impact