Retail
10 CFOs in Retail
These ten finance executives currently serve as chief financial officers of retail companies. A reader can learn how retail CFOs approach inventory and margin planning, store and supply chain investment, and financial planning and investor relations.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alison Smith
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Financial Officer · Bealls, Inc.
SVP, Chief Financial Officer at Bealls, Inc. since July 2021; the profile describes Bealls as a privately held retail company with over 600 stores. Her other Bealls roles include Director, Controller (2000–2001), DVP, Controller (2001–2010), VP, Controller (2010–2011) and VP of Finance (2011–2021).
Dan Sullivan
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Five Below
Chief Financial Officer at Five Below since October 2025; the profile describes Five Below as a retail company. Earlier he was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Party City (2016–2019), then Chief Financial Officer (2019–2022), Chief Financial Officer and President, Europe and Latin America (2022–2024) and Chief Operating Officer (2024–2025) at Edgewell Personal Care.
Donny Lau
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Dollar General
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Dollar General since October 2025. He earlier held Dollar General roles as Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy (2019–2022) and Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer (2022–2023), and was Chief Financial Officer at Zaxbys from 2023 to 2025.
Jared Poff
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Family Dollar
Chief Financial Officer at Family Dollar since November 2025. Before that he was EVP Chief Financial Officer at Designer Brands from 2015 to 2025, also serving as its Chief Administrative Officer from 2023, and earlier VP, Treasurer at Big Lots (2004–2015).
Jill Timm
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Kohl's
Chief Financial Officer at Kohl's since November 2019, where the profile says she leads financial planning and analysis, investor relations, financial reporting, accounting operations, tax and treasury. She joined Kohl's in 1999 as a senior financial analyst and later served as Vice-President - Financial Planning & Analysis (2006–2008), Vice President - Finance (2008–2012), SVP - Finance (2012–2018) and EVP Finance (2018–2019).
Karunakaran Mohanasundaram
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Shoppers Stop
Chief Financial Officer at Shoppers Stop since May 2018, where the profile says he leads the finance, legal and company secretarial functions and transformation work aimed at improving profitability and returns, with additional responsibility for supply chain and logistics. Before that he was Executive Director (Finance) - Asia Pacific at Avon (2014–2018) and Chief Financial Officer - Asia at Heinz Asia (2011–2013).
Kevin Maliszewski
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer · Bass Pro Shops
Chief Financial Officer and Co-Chief Operating Officer at Bass Pro Shops since January 2025. At Bass Pro Shops he previously served as Vice President of Finance - White River Marine Group (2016–2017), Vice President of Finance (2018–2019), Chief Financial Officer (2019–2021) and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer (2021–2024).
Perry Pericleous
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Michaels Stores
Chief Financial Officer at Michaels Stores since January 2025, after serving as Chief Financial Officer at 99 Cents Only Stores (2021–2024) and Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer at EXPRESS (2015–2021). The profile describes over 25 years of retail experience across finance, accounting, strategy, inventory management, investor relations, tax, audit and risk management.
Richard Hallé
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage
Chief Financial Officer at Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage since November 2024, which the profile describes as a NYSE-listed specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries and dietary supplements with 169 stores in 21 states. He previously sat on the company's board and audit committee (2012–2024) and was Chief Financial Officer at Vivial Inc. (2011–2021).
Stewart Glendinning
LinkedInExperience: Chief Financial Officer · Dollar Tree Stores
Chief Financial Officer at Dollar Tree Stores since March 2025, after a brief period as its Chief Transformation Officer earlier in 2025. Before that he was Chief Executive Officer of EXPRESS (2023–2024) and Group President at Tyson Foods (2022–2023), and he has been a Member Board of Directors at The North West Company since 2012.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person to your format and ownership, since finance at a public discount chain, a privately held regional retailer and a specialty retailer involves different trade-offs. For operating questions, favor people who also carry operating or administrative titles, and for capital markets questions, favor those with investor relations or treasury backgrounds.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set inventory and markdown plans with merchants when demand is hard to read?
- 02How do you decide which stores to open, remodel or close, and what return thresholds do you use?
- 03Which metrics do you use to explain margin changes to the board and investors?
About this directory
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