COMPANY

Founded 1969 with the merger of the Dayton Company with the J. L. Hudson Company. It acquired Mervyns in 1978/79, but sold the chain in 2004. Dayton Hudson changed its name to Target in 2000.

Industry:
Retail

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Henry T. DeNero	Business	c. 1946		CEO of HomeSpace, Inc., 1999-2000
R. Richard Fontaine	Business	c. 1942		CEO of Gamestop
Brenda J. Lauderback	Business	c. 1951		Retired executive, Nine West
Vivian M. Stephenson	Business	c. 1937		COO of Williams-Sonoma, 2003-06
Gerald L. Storch	Business	c. 1957		CEO of Toys R Us
Robert J. Ulrich	Business	1944		CEO of Target
Stephen E. Watson	Business	c. 1944		President of Dayton Hudson, 1990-96
Kenneth B. Woodrow	Business	c. 1944		President of Target Stores, 1994-99

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Rand V. Araskog	Business	30-Oct-1931		CEO of ITT, 1979-98
Donald J. Hall	Business	9-Jul-1928		CEO of Hallmark, 1966-86
James A. Johnson	Business	24-Dec-1943		CEO of Fannie Mae, 1991-98
Richard Kovacevich	Business	30-Oct-1943		CEO of Wells Fargo, 1998-2007
Anne M. Mulcahy	Business	21-Oct-1952		CEO of Xerox, 2001-09
Stephen W. Sanger	Business	10-Apr-1946		CEO of General Mills, 1995-2007
George W. Tamke	Business	c. 1948		Partner, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Solomon D. Trujillo	Business	17-Nov-1951		CEO of Telstra
Robert J. Ulrich	Business	1944		CEO of Target
Stephen E. Watson	Business	c. 1944		President of Dayton Hudson, 1990-96

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