Target CSO Mark Schindele, CIO Brett Craig to retire

Target (TGT) announced an update on its holiday sales performance for the combined November and December period, along with a number of changes across its leadership team. Mark Schindele, executive vice president and chief stores officer, will be retiring after 25 years with Target. The company announced Adrienne Costanzo, senior vice president, store operations, as its next chief stores officer. Costanzo will succeed Schindele as executive vice president, chief stores officer. In this role, effective Feb. 2, she will lead more than 350,000 store team members and oversee the operations of the company’s nearly 2,000 locations across the United States. Brett Craig, executive vice president and chief information officer, will retire after 15 years at Target. In addition to various positions in technology, Craig held roles in merchandising and digital before leading the technology team. With his departure, Prat Vemana, executive vice president, chief digital and product officer, will take on the role of chief information and product officer and remain on the leadership team.