Over the course of a 23-plus-year career at Walgreens, Heather Hughes has demonstrated an extraordinary range of talents that have enabled her to easily move across different areas of the business. Hughes joined Walgreens in 2000 as a pharmacist and within a few months moved up to pharmacy manager.
Tracey James decided she wanted to be a pharmacist while in college, driven by a profound desire to help people. That aspiration continues to motivate James in her current role as chief operating officer of Walgreens enterprise specialty.
As senior vice president of business transformation, Lindsay Knoop is driving forward the largest transformational project in Hy-Vee history. In 2023, Knoop was tapped to lead the planning and execution of Hy-Vee’s new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
As chief merchandising officer for Rite Aid, Pamela Kohn is responsible for front-end strategies in assortment, innovation, customer presentation and space optimization, pricing, promotions, and private label development.
Jocelyn Konrad joined Dollar Tree Inc. in October as senior vice president of stores operating under the Family Dollar banner.
Melissa Kremer began her Target career in 2005 as a recruiter.
As Hy-Vee’s senior vice president of IT strategy and planning, Jennifer Lambert plays a key role in helping the business leaders connect with technology partners to advance their business objectives.
Michelle LeBlanc, AVP of front store strategy and transformation, has been with CVS Health for 20 years with continuous promotion to roles of greater responsibility and leadership. LeBlanc says, “I am a life-long learner.
Colleen Lindholz is president of Kroger Health, the health care division of the Kroger Co. and one of the leading retail health care organizations in the United States.
Rebecca Lupfer was promoted to chief financial officer of the GIANT Co. last October. While most of her career has been spent in finance, her career path and skill sets have been enriched by leadership roles in both merchandising and store operations.
In 2024, CVS Health continues to broaden and deepen its ability to build a world of health around every consumer, delivering on the ambitious plan created by president and chief executive officer Karen Lynch.
Shea Manigo is senior vice president of retail field operations for CVS Pharmacy, where she oversees colleagues in over 5,000 CVS Pharmacy stores across the Western United States.
Jenn Martin oversees the Fresh departments at Meijer with the awareness that shoppers’ impressions of the food color their entire experience at the supercenter.
For Julie Martin, Dollar General’s mission of Serving Others might appear simple — “it’s just two words” — but like so many others at the company she believes it’s at the core of everything DG does. Martin, who joined DG in 2020, said she was drawn by the approachability of upper leadership.
The latest chapter in the story of Kath McLay’s impressive Walmart career began last August, when she was named president and chief executive officer of Walmart International. McLay replaced Judith McKenna, who retired after six years at the division’s helm.
As chief people officer of Walmart, Donna Morris leads a team responsible for attracting, retaining and developing talent for the world’s largest retailer. Her people team supports Walmart’s 2.
