Kohl’s to Name Michael Bender as CEO After Year of Disarray

Kohl’s Corp. is expected to name Michael Bender as its permanent chief executive officer as early as Monday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The board interviewed several candidates, the person said, but decided to put Bender, who has been interim CEO since this spring, in the role full time. He has been on the company’s board since July 2019. Bender was CEO at Eyemart Express, and has worked at Walmart as well as Victoria’s Secret.

Michael Bender

Source: Kohl’s Corp.

Bender took the post after Kohl’s fired its then-CEO Ashley Buchanan for directing millions of dollars of business to ...