10 CFOs in Retail
Dollar General, Dollar Tree Stores and Family Dollar each have their current chief financial officer in this group of retail CFOs, next to the CFOs of Kohl's, Five Below, Michaels Stores, Bass Pro Shops, Bealls, Inc., Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and Shoppers Stop. A retail finance team working on inventory plans, returns on store investment or how to explain margins to investors can compare CFOs who took very different paths to the role.
Professionals to explore
Alison Smith
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Financial Officer · Bealls, Inc.
SVP, Chief Financial Officer at Bealls, Inc. since July 2021, Alison Smith was VP of Finance there (2011-2021). Alison's Bealls, Inc. controller titles include Director, Controller (2000-2001), DVP, Controller (2001-2010) and VP, Controller (2010-2011), which makes Alison a fit for accounting and controls questions at a retailer.
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Dan Sullivan
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Financial Officer · Five Below
Dan Sullivan joined Five Below as Chief Financial Officer in October 2025 from Chief Operating Officer at Edgewell Personal Care (2024-2025). At Edgewell, Dan was also Chief Financial Officer and President, Europe and Latin America (2022-2024) and Chief Financial Officer (2019-2022), and earlier Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Party City (2016-2019), a fit for comparing CFO work across Edgewell Personal Care, Party City and Five Below.
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Donny Lau
LinkedInExperience: Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Dollar General
Donny Lau became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Dollar General in October 2025, after Chief Financial Officer at Zaxbys (2023-2025). Earlier Dollar General titles were Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer (2022-2023) and Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy (2019-2022), so Donny suits questions that join strategy and investor messaging.
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Jared Poff
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Family Dollar
Chief Financial Officer at Family Dollar since November 2025, Jared Poff was EVP Chief Financial Officer at Designer Brands from 2015 to 2025 and Chief Administrative Officer there from 2023 to 2025. Jared was also VP, Treasurer at Big Lots (2004-2015), and fits treasury and capital questions as well as comparing the CFO job at two companies.
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Jill Timm
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Kohl's
Jill Timm has been Chief Financial Officer of Kohl's since November 2019, leading financial planning and analysis, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting operations, tax and treasury, and joined Kohl's in 1999 as a senior financial analyst. Kohl's titles before the CFO role include EVP Finance (2018-2019), SVP - Finance (2012-2018) and Vice President - Finance (2008-2012), a fit for planning and investor relations questions.
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Karunakaran Mohanasundaram
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Shoppers Stop
As Chief Financial Officer of Shoppers Stop since May 2018, Karunakaran Mohanasundaram leads the finance, legal and company secretarial function and a transformation effort aimed at improving profitability and returns, with added responsibility for supply chain and logistics. Executive Director (Finance) - Asia Pacific at Avon (2014-2018) and Heinz CFO titles in India and Asia round out Karunakaran's finance career, a fit for questions on retail profitability programs.
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Kevin Maliszewski
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer · Bass Pro Shops
Combining the CFO job with operating responsibility is what Kevin Maliszewski can speak to, holding the combined title Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Bass Pro Shops since January 2025. Prior Bass Pro Shops titles were Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (2021-2024), Chief Financial Officer (2019-2021), Vice President of Finance (2018-2019) and Vice President of Finance - White River Marine Group (2016-2017).
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Perry Pericleous
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Michaels Stores
Michaels Stores has had Perry Pericleous as Chief Financial Officer since January 2025; Perry was Chief Financial Officer at 99 Cents Only Stores (2021-2024) and Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer at EXPRESS (2015-2021). Perry describes over 25 years of retail experience across finance, accounting, strategy, inventory management, investor relations, tax, audit and risk management, the right match for inventory planning questions.
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Richard Hallé
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Having served on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage from 2012 to 2024, Richard Hallé became its Chief Financial Officer in November 2024. Richard was Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal (2023-2024) and Chief Financial Officer at Vivial Inc. (2011-2021), and describes over 30 years in CFO assignments for companies in transition, a fit for grocery finance and turnaround questions.
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Stewart Glendinning
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Dollar Tree Stores
After two months as Chief Transformation Officer at Dollar Tree Stores, Stewart Glendinning became Chief Financial Officer there in March 2025. Stewart was Chief Executive Officer at EXPRESS (2023-2024) and Group President at Tyson Foods (2022-2023), and has sat on the Board of Directors of The North West Company since 2012, which brings a CEO's view to finance questions.
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Choose the right perspective
Jill Timm, Alison Smith and Kevin Maliszewski held earlier finance titles at the same company where they are now CFO, so ask them about developing finance talent from within. Stewart Glendinning, Dan Sullivan and Kevin Maliszewski have held operating titles alongside or before the CFO seat, Perry Pericleous and Jared Poff have each been CFO at more than one company, and Richard Hallé and Karunakaran Mohanasundaram fit questions on transformation and profitability.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does a retail CFO set the inventory budget with merchants for a season when sales trends are mixed across stores?
- 02What return threshold should a store remodel or new store clear before a retail finance team approves it?
- 03When gross margin drops in a quarter, which drivers should a retail CFO break out for the board first: markdowns, freight, shrink or mix?
About this directory
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