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The retailer’s board believes a company veteran can promote much needed change. Now, Michael Fiddelke has to prove himself to others.
Target promoted insider Michael Fiddelke on Wednesday as its new CEO to turn around the struggling retailer after a series of challenges over recent years that caused its shares to vastly lag those of its peers.
In addition to announcing its Q2 2025 results, Target also revealed that it would be getting a new CEO. The company announced that its current CEO, Brian Cornell, will be stepping down from the role in February 2026. On February 1, its new CEO, Michael Fiddelke, will take the reins. Cornell has been Target’s CEO since 2014.
Target names insider Michael Fiddelke new CEO, succeeding Brian Cornell, who led retailer since 2014
Target ( TGT) is tapping a homegrown talent as its next CEO at one of the most pivotal moments in its 63-year history.
Fiddelke acknowledged many of these problems on Wednesday, saying Target was “urgently adjusting” to tariffs and changing consumer needs, embracing technology to automate manual work, and working to mend problems like slow decision-making, siloed internal goals, and a lack of access to quality data that would drive better inventory planning.