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Kohl’s Corporation (Kohl’s) operate family-oriented department stores that sell apparel, footwear and accessories read more

EMPLOYEE PARTICIPANTS: 1291

TOTAL RATINGS: 13643

CEO: Michelle Gass

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Sona Chawla — Chief Operating Officer at Kohl's

Executive Bio

Ms. Sona Chawla has been the Chief Operating Officer of Kohl's Corporation and Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. since November 30, 2015. Ms. Chawla served as the Chief Marketing Officer and President of Digital at Walgreen Co. from February 2014 to November 2015. She served as the President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. from January 2011 to February 2014. She served as the President of E-commerce at Walgreen Co. from January 2011 to February 2014 and Senior Vice President of E-Commerce from July 2008 to January 2011. She served as a Vice President of Global Online Business at Dell Inc. from December 6, 2006 to May 2008. Before joining Dell in 2006, Ms. Chawla worked at Wells Fargo & Company from 2000 to 2006. She started with Wells Fargo as Senior Vice President of Enterprise Internet Services Group. She served as an Executive Vice President of Web Channel Management at Wells Fargo from June 2003 to February 2005 and served as its Executive Vice President of Online Sales, Service and Marketing from March 2005 to October 2006. Prior to Wells Fargo, She worked at Andersen Consulting and Mitchell Madison Group. She spent 10 years with several consulting firms. She has been a Director of CarMax Inc. since April 24, 2017. She served as a Director at Express Inc. from August 1, 2012 to November 17, 2015. She graduated from Wellesley (Mass.) College in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and holds Master of Science degree in Finance and Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management (Cambridge, Mass.) in 1994.

Chief Operating Officer Impact on Operations Department's Culture

Sona Chawla holds the highest position within the Operations department at Kohl's — Chief Operating Officer, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Operations department. The average employee described daily life within the Operations department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Kohl's' Operations department are invested in Kohl's' goals, and feel as though there is not space for career growth.

Answer	Percent
Yes	75%
No	25%

Are you challenged at work?

Answer	Percent
Yes	100%
No	0%

Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?

Answer	Percent
Yes	67%
No	33%

Are you satisfied with your work/life balance?

Answer	Percent
Positive	82%
Negative	18%

Is your work environment positive or negative?

Answer	Percent
Great	25%
Good	25%
Average	50%
Poor	0%
Horrible	0%

How would you rate the value & quality of meetings at your company?

Answer	Percent
Yes	50%
No	50%

Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Executive Team Culture Ratings from Kohl's Employees

BOTTOM

45%

Kohl's' Executive Team scores in the Bottom 45%
of similar sized companies on Comparably

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Do you approve of the job your executive team is doing at your company?

65% Yes

Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?

Department - HR 83/100

Ethnicity - Native American 83/100

Department - Engineering 80/100

Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?

Tenure - Less than 1 Year 47/100

Department - Executive 59/100

Department - Admin 59/100

Kohl's' Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 777 ratings, Kohl's' employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a “C” or 63/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the HR department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Executive department.

Kohl's' Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in Fond Du Lac, WI and Bottom 45% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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