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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
For information with respect to our Directors, the Board of Directors’ Audit Committee and our written
code of ethics, see the applicable portions of the “Questions and Answers About our Board of Directors and
Corporate Governance Matters” and “Item 1: Election of Directors” sections of the Proxy Statement for our
May 10, 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“our 2012 Proxy”), which information is incorporated herein by
reference. For information with respect to Section 16 reports, see the information provided in the “Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” section of our 2012 Proxy, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
Our executive officers as of March 7, 2012 are as follows:
Name Age Position
Kevin Mansell ............. 59 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Don Brennan .............. 51 Chief Merchandising Officer
John Worthington .......... 48 Chief Administrative Officer
Kenneth Bonning .......... 54 Senior Executive Vice President
Peggy Eskenasi ............ 56 Senior Executive Vice President
Wesley S. McDonald ....... 49 Senior Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer
Richard D. Schepp ......... 51 Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Mr. Mansell is responsible for Kohl’s strategic direction, long-term growth and profitability. He has served
as Chairman since September 2009, Chief Executive Officer since August 2008 and President and Director since
February 1999. He served as Executive Vice President—General Merchandise Manager from 1987 to 1998.
Mr. Mansell joined Kohl’s as a Divisional Merchandise Manager in 1982. Mr. Mansell has 36 years of
experience in the retail industry.
Mr. Brennan was promoted to Chief Merchandising Officer in November 2010 and is responsible for all
merchandising divisions, product development, merchandise planning and allocation, as well as E-Commerce.
Previously, he had served as Senior Executive Vice President since September 2007. He joined Kohl’s in April 2001 as
Executive Vice President, Merchandise Planning and Allocation, and also served as Executive Vice President, General
Merchandise Manager Men’s and Children’s from April 2004 to September 2007. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Mr. Brennan
served in a variety of management positions with Burdines Department Stores, a division of Federated Department
Stores, Inc., since 1982. Mr. Brennan has 30 years of experience in the retail industry.
Mr. Worthington was promoted to Chief Administrative Officer in November 2010 and is responsible for
store operations, store administration, merchandise presentation, loss prevention, real estate, information systems
and purchasing. Previously, he had served as Senior Executive Vice President since September 2007. Prior to this
assignment, Mr. Worthington served in a variety of positions with Kohl’s, including Executive Vice President,
Director of Stores from 2005 to 2007, Senior Vice President of Stores from 2004 to 2005 and Vice President,
Regional Manager from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Worthington was with May Department Stores, Inc. before joining
Kohl’s and has over 20 years of experience in the retail industry.
Mr. Bonning was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President in May 2011 and is responsible for logistics
and information systems. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Logistics, Facilities and Store
Planning from October 2006 to May 2011 and as Executive Vice President, Logistics from February 2004 to
October 2006. He joined Kohl’s as Senior Vice President, Logistics in January 2001. Mr. Bonning has over 20
years of experience in the retail industry.
Ms. Eskenasi was promoted to Senior Executive Vice President in November 2010 and oversees all product
development. Previously, she had served as Executive Vice President—Product Development since October
2004. Prior to joining Kohl’s, Ms. Eskenasi served as President of Private Label Brand Development for Saks
Inc. and Vice President—General Manager for Frederick Atkins. Ms. Eskenasi has 34 years of experience in the
retail industry.
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