Catherine Smith — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Target | Comparably
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Catherine Smith — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Target

Catherine Smith — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Target

Executive Bio

Ms. Catherine R. Smith, also known as Cathy, has been the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Target Corporation since September 1, 2015. Ms. Smith's responsibilities include Treasury and Tax; Internal and External Financial Reporting and Operations; Financial Planning and Analysis; Internal Audit; Investor Relations; and Target's Financial and Retail Services Business. She served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Express Scripts, Inc. since January 2014. Ms. Smith served as an Executive of Express Scripts Holding Company since January 2, 2015 until March 1, 2015 and served as its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President from February 10, 2014 to January 2, 2015. She served as the Chief Financial Officer at Wal-Mart International since February 2010 and its Executive Vice President of strategy since March 2010. She served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Centex Corporation since October 16, 2006 until 2009. She worked as an integral part of Centex Senior Management Team. She served as a Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Centex LLC since October 16, 2006. Ms. Smith was responsible for finance, treasury, tax, investor relations and information technology functions at Centex Corp. She served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of GameStop Corp. since 2009 until February 2010. She served as a Member of Executive Management Council at Kennametal Hertel AG. She joined Centex Corp. from Kennametal Inc. where she served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from April 11, 2005 to September 30, 2006. She served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kennametal Hertel AG from April 2005 to September 30, 2006. She served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bell Systems and Bell Helicopter, business segments of Textron, Inc. from October 2003 to March 2005. Ms. Smith was responsible for all financial planning, accounting and reporting matters associated with Bell Systems including mergers and acquisitions, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, capital investments and financial strategy. She served as an Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intelligence and Information Systems Division of Raytheon Company from April 2003 to September 2003. She served as Controller of Intelligence and Information Systems Division of Raytheon Company from October 2002 to March 2003. She served as the Chief Financial Officer of Tactical Systems Business Unit of Raytheon Company from January 2000 to September 2002. She has been a Director of Baxter International Inc. since July 17, 2017. She served as a Director at Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB De CV. She served as a Director of Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. from March 2009 to February 25, 2010. Ms. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her Masters Degree in Business Administration from University of Southern California, Los Angeles.

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President Impact on Finance Department's Culture

Catherine Smith holds the highest position within the Finance department at Target — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Finance department. The average employee described daily life within the Finance department as a Comfortably fast paced and challenging 8 hour day, stating that they are happy with their work life balance. Employees within Target's Finance department are invested in Target's goals, and feel as though there is space for career growth.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Target Employees

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Target's Executive Team scores in the Bottom 45%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Department - Business Development 81/100
Department - Finance 79/100
Department - Marketing 75/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Department - Customer Success 42/100
Gender - Non-Binary 44/100
Ethnicity - Other 58/100

Target's Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 3167 ratings, Target's employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œCā€ or 64/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men. Also, the Business Development department thinks more highly of the Executive Team relative to the Customer Success department.

Target's Executive Team ranks in the Top 50% of other companies in Minneapolis and Bottom 45% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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