Kohl’s names Sona Chawla as Chief Operating Officer

By

Obi Anyanwu

Published
Nov 17, 2015

Kohl’s Department Stores on Tuesday announced the appointment of Sona Chawla as Chief Operating Officer, a newly created position for the company. Chawla will have leadership responsibility for the company’s full omnichannel operations including all store operations, logistics and supply chain network, information and digital technology, e-commerce strategy, planning and operations, and store construction and design.

 
Chawla heads to Kohl’s from Walgreens where she most recently served as President of Digital and Chief Marketing Officer. She spent seven years with the company and served in a number of leadership roles. Prior to Walgreens, she held positions at Dell, Inc., Wells Fargo, Andersen Consulting and Mitchell Madison Group.

The executive will join the company on November 30, and will report directly to Kohl’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Kevin Mansell.