Target Appoints Operations Leader, Anu Gupta, as Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence
September 24 2015 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) today announced the appointment
of Anu Gupta to the role of senior vice president, operational
excellence. In this role, which is new to Target, Gupta will lead a
dedicated team in simplifying and optimizing processes across the
business to help the retailer become more agile in anticipating and
meeting guests’ needs. She will report to John Mulligan beginning
October 12. Mulligan was recently elevated to the position of
Target’s first chief operating officer.
Gupta brings more than 20 years of expertise in driving
operational excellence, leveraging global operating models
including outsourcing, procurement, lean six sigma process redesign
and corporate development across diverse industries, including
retail. She previously served as vice president for process and
profit improvement at Michaels Stores, Inc., where she led the
improvement of a variety of core business processes including
inventory productivity, product delivery lead times and store
operations. Prior to Michaels, Gupta held an operational leadership
role at Safeway, Inc. and was responsible for creating strategic
retail services initiatives. She joins Target from private equity
investment firm Hellman & Friedman, where she was senior
operating executive with oversight for improving business processes
and productivity across its portfolio companies.
Gupta’s appointment comes as Target’s leadership renews its
focus on improving operational fundamentals, particularly
technology systems and platforms, supply chain and out-of-stocks
and the guest experience. The retailer is investing a previously
announced $1 billion in supply chain and technology infrastructure
this year, and is putting the right teams and leaders in place to
spearhead the effort.
“Anu has a proven track record of increasing effectiveness
across every aspect of organizations in a variety of complex
businesses, including retail. She brings the right expertise to
help simplify our operating processes to be more nimble and
sustainable, an important early step as we focus on shoring up our
core operations and giving guests an on-demand experience,” said
Mulligan.
“My focus upon arriving at Target will be working closely with
leaders to help make strides in the efforts to strengthen the
fundamentals. I have long admired Target and am looking forward to
joining such a talented team and dynamic brand,” said Gupta.
About Target
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests
at 1,799 stores and at Target.com. Since 1946, Target has given 5
percent of its profit to communities, that giving equals more than
$4 million a week. For more information, visit
Target.com/Pressroom. For a behind-the-scenes look at Target, visit
Target.com/abullseyeview or follow @TargetNews on Twitter.
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