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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
For information with respect to our Directors, the Board of Directors’ Audit Committee and our written
code of ethics, see the applicable portions of the “Questions and Answers About our Board of Directors and
Corporate Governance Matters” and “Item 1: Election of Directors” sections of the Proxy Statement for our
May 14, 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“our 2009 Proxy”), which information is incorporated herein by
reference. For information with respect to Section 16 reports, see the information provided in the “Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” section of our 2009 Proxy, which information is incorporated
herein by reference.
Our executive officers as of March 11, 2009 are as follows:
Name Age Position
R. Lawrence Montgomery ...................... 60 Chairman and Director
Kevin Mansell ............................... 56 Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Don Brennan ................................ 48 Senior Executive Vice President
John Worthington ............................ 45 Senior Executive Vice President
Wesley S. McDonald .......................... 46 Executive Vice President—Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Montgomery was elected Chairman of the Board in February 2003. He served as Chief Executive
Officer from February 1999 to August 2008. He was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1994 and served as
Vice Chairman from March 1996 to November 2000. Mr. Montgomery served as Executive Vice President of
Stores from February 1993 to February 1996 after joining Kohl’s as Senior Vice President—Director of Stores in
1988. Mr. Montgomery began his retail career in 1972.
Mr. Mansell was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in August 2008 and has served as President and
Director since February 1999. He served as Executive Vice President—General Merchandise Manager from
1987 to 1998. Mr. Mansell joined Kohl’s as a Divisional Merchandise Manager in 1982. Mr. Mansell began his
retail career in 1975.
Mr. Brennan has served as Senior Executive Vice President since September 2007. He joined Kohl’s in
April 2001 as Executive Vice President, Merchandise Planning and Allocation, and also served as Executive
Vice President, General Merchandise Manager Men’s and Children’s from April 2004 to September 2007. Prior
to joining Kohl’s, Mr. Brennan served in a variety of management positions with Burdines Department Stores, a
division of Federated Department Stores, Inc. since 1982. Mr. Brennan has 27 years of experience in the retail
industry.
Mr. Worthington has served as Senior Executive Vice President since September 2007. Prior to this
assignment, Mr. Worthington has served in a variety of positions with Kohl’s, including Executive Vice
President, Director of Stores from 2005 to September 2007, Senior Vice President of Stores from 2004 to 2005
and Vice President, Regional Manager from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Worthington was with May Department Stores,
Inc. before joining Kohl’s and has 20 years of experience in the retail industry.
Mr. McDonald has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since August 2003. Prior to
joining Kohl’s, Mr. McDonald was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Abercrombie & Fitch since June
2000. Mr. McDonald served in a variety of management positions with Target Corporation from 1988 to 2000,
most recently as Director, Target Corporation IS Finance & Administration. Mr. McDonald has 21 years of
experience in the retail industry.
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