The National Retail Federation announced the addition of six members to its Board of Directors. The new members were elected to the board at NRF’s annual winter board meeting, held virtually this year following NRF 2021: Retail’s Big Show Chapter 1. Each will serve a two-year term until January 2023.

“We are very proud to be welcoming our newest members to the National Retail Federation Board of Directors,” said Mike George, president and CEO, Qurate Retail, Inc. and chairman of the NRF Board of Directors. “They are entrepreneurs, job creators, innovators, and a diverse group of exceptional leaders in an industry that serves communities large and small throughout the country and around the world.”

“With the addition of these retail leaders to the NRF Board of Directors, we continue to demonstrate the unique convening role NRF plays on behalf of retailers large and small,” said Matthew Shay, NRF president and CEO. “The direction and engagement of our board ensure that we can provide best-in-class programs, educate and advocate with credibility, and continue to build upon our long-established and widely acknowledged position as the reliable and trusted voice for all things retail.”

Those newly elected to its Board include:

  • Ray Allen, Co-founder, Grown
  • Brian Cornell, Chairman and CEO, Target Corp.
  • Tyson Cornell, Partner and U.S. Consumer Markets Leader, PwC
  • Michelle Gass, CEO, Kohl’s Inc.
  • Kimberly Smith, Founder, Marjani
  • Colleen J. Taylor, President, Merchant Services, U.S., Global Merchant and Network Services, American Express

Chaired under the leadership of Qurate Retail, Inc. President and CEO Mike George, the board is comprised of the retail industry’s leading executives who serve as the governing body for the organization.

For a complete list of NRF Board Directors, go here.