10 Target leaders in new roles in 2026
These ten Target leaders each started their current role at Target in 2026, from operations and product operations vice presidents to financial planning and engineering directors. A reader can learn how Target leaders approach a role they started in 2026 from people who hold one now.
Professionals to explore
Brad Anderson
LinkedInExperience: Director, FP&A - Global Transportation, Food Supply Chain & Reverse Logistics Recommerce · Target
Brad Anderson has been Director, FP&A - Global Transportation, Food Supply Chain & Reverse Logistics Recommerce at Target since April 2026, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. At Target, Brad Anderson was also Director, FP&A - Merchandise Finance (2023–2026) and Director, FP&A - Marketing Finance (2021–2023).
Chandramouli Raman (CR)
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Operations Planning & Network Steering · Target
Chandramouli Raman (CR) has been Senior Vice President, Operations Planning & Network Steering at Target since March 2026, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chandramouli Raman (CR) was Vice President, Centroid at Walmart from 2023 to 2026, Vice President, Fresh Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation at Walmart from 2022 to 2023 and Vice President - Omnichannel Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation at Walmart from 2021 to 2022.
Joe Bauchle
LinkedInExperience: Director FP&A - Merchandise Finance (Fun101) · Target
Joe Bauchle has been Director FP&A - Merchandise Finance (Fun101) at Target since July 2026, based in Minneapolis. At Target, Joe Bauchle was also Sr. Manager, FP&A, Corporate Financial Planning (2025–2026), Sr. Manager, FP&A, Strategy Finance (2024–2025) and Sr. Manager FP&A, Food & Beverage Finance (2022–2024).
Kelsey Puncochar
LinkedInExperience: Director, Stores Finance · Target
Kelsey Puncochar has been Director, Stores Finance at Target since May 2026, based in Minneapolis. Kelsey Puncochar also lists Senior Manager, FP&A - Stores Finance (from 2022), Senior Manager, FP&A, Roundel (2018–2022) and Sr. Marketing Project Manager, Target Media Network (2016–2018) at Target.
Malini Thiyagarajan
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Target
Malini Thiyagarajan has been Director of Engineering at Target since May 2026, based in Bengaluru. At Target, Malini Thiyagarajan was also Senior Engineering Manager (2023–2026), Lead Engineer (2022–2023) and Senior Engineer (2019–2022), and was Senior R&D Engineer at DreamWorks Animation (2014–2018).
Nathan Smith
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering - AI Builder Enablement · Target
Nathan Smith has been Director of Engineering - AI Builder Enablement at Target since June 2026, based in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. At Target, Nathan Smith was also Director of Engineering - Digital Experimentation Platform (2025–2026) and Director Of Engineering - Search, Item, & Recommendations Experiences (2021–2025).
Scott Lindquist
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering | Network Engineering - Network Operating System "NOS" · Target
Scott Lindquist has been Director of Engineering | Network Engineering - Network Operating System "NOS" at Target since March 2026, based in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. At Target, Scott Lindquist was also Director of Engineering | Network Engineering - Network Programmability Services "NPS" (2021–2026).
Sumana Prabhu
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Operations, Enterprise Services · Target
Sumana Prabhu has been Vice President, Operations, Enterprise Services at Target since February 2026, based in Bengaluru. At Target, Sumana Prabhu was also Vice President, Global Service Delivery Enablement, Enterprise Services (2024–2026), Senior Director, Global Service Delivery Enablement (2022–2024) and Senior Director, Retail Services (2020–2022).
Tom Lorang
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Product Operations Apparel & Accessories · Target
Tom Lorang has been Vice President Product Operations Apparel & Accessories at Target since July 2026, based in Minneapolis. At Target, Tom Lorang was also Sr Director Product Operations Essentials & Beauty (2024–2026), Sr Director Product Operations Apparel & Accessories (2021–2024) and Director Sourcing Home (2016–2021).
Vikram Vishwanath
LinkedInExperience: Director of Financial Planning and Analysis · Target
Vikram Vishwanath has been Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Target since June 2026, based in Bengaluru. Vikram Vishwanath was also Head of FP&A at ImageFIRST (2025–2026) and Associate Director, Financial Decision Support & Analytics at Lowe's Companies, Inc. (2022–2025).
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Match the person's function and current scope to your question, since leaders in different functions each see a different part of the business. People whose 2026 role started earliest in the year have had the most time in it.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on in your first months in your current role?
- 02Which parts of your earlier roles have been most useful in the role you hold now?
- 03How do you decide which priorities to take on first when you start a new role?
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