Target's Chief Merchandising Officer Kathee Tesija, who oversaw the selection of products sold at the chain, will be stepping down from the job, the latest shake-up under Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell.
Tesija will move to an advisory role on 6 July and then leave Target next April, the Minneapolis-based company said Thursday in a statement. Tesija, who also served as chief supply chain officer, has worked at Target for almost three decades.
Cornell has been working to turn around Target since he became CEO in August.
He has eliminated about 2,000 jobs at the company’s headquarters and shut down Target’s unprofitable Canadian division.
To help reignite growth, he aims to offer more health food and wellness products while also opening smaller stores.
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