Brian C. Cornell

Brian C. Cornell is an American businessman. Cornell is the chairman and chief executive officer of the Target Corporation. He is also non-executive chairman of Yum! Brands.

Cornell was the chief marketing officer and an executive vice president of Safeway Inc., from 2004 to 2007.

Cornell was the CEO of Michaels from 2007 to 2009, CEO of Sam's Club from 2009 to 2012,[1] and CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, from 2012 to 2014.

Cornell was on the board of directors of OfficeMax, from 2004 to 2007, and of The Home Depot, from 2008 to 2009. Cornell has been on the board of Centerplate and Polaris Industries.Cornell has served on the Board of Directors of Yum! Brands since September 2015.He is the chairman of the Retail Industry Leaders Association, and a board member since 2015 ,

In August 2014, Cornell replaced Gregg Steinhafel as the chairman and CEO of Target. Cornell's leadership style is at once data-driven and hands-on. During his tenure, Cornell has shut down the loss-incurring Target Canada. Cornell has hired many outsiders to update the corporate culture. Cornell occasionally visits Target stores and asks guests about their shopping experiences.

In 2019, Cornell was named CNN's "Business CEO of The Year"