Mary Dillon (businesswoman) explained

Mary Dillon
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois
Education:University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupation:Businesswoman
CEO, Foot Locker
Boards:Starbucks
Ulta Beauty

Mary Dillon (born 1962) is an American businesswoman and CEO of Foot Locker.[1] [2] Dillon was the CEO of Ulta Beauty, a beauty retail company, from July 2013 until June 2021, when she became chair.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She was global chief marketing officer and executive vice president of McDonald's from 2005 to 2010. Dillon was CEO and president of U.S. Cellular from 2010 to 2013. She is a non-executive director of Starbucks.

In May 2019, Dillon announced plans for Ulta to expand its business internationally, beginning with store openings in Canada.[8]

Dillon has a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Asian Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[5]

Dillon was named one of Fortune's most powerful women in 2016.[9] In 2016, she became a trustee of the Save the Children Federation.[10] [11] In October 2018, she was awarded the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for philanthropic leadership.[12] In June 2019, Dillon was named one of the world's best CEOs by Barron's.[13] She was named on Fortune's list of Most Powerful Women in 2023.[14]

Early life and education

Dillon was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the fourth of six siblings.[15] [16] Her father worked as a steelworker, while her mother was a housewife.[17] [18] Dillon studied college at the University of Illinois and worked various jobs, such as a waitress, a house cleaner, and a bank teller, to acquire money for her tuition.[19] She earned her bachelor's degree in marketing in 1983.[20]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Dillon . 2024-06-07 . Forbes . en.
  2. Web site: 10 Female CEO's Who Are Ruling The Business . 2024-06-07 . calameo.com . en.
  3. Web site: Ulta Beauty's CEO Mary Dillon Is A Dynamo Driving Growth and Profits . Forbes.com . May 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505210905/https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2016/10/04/ulta-beautys-ceo-mary-dillon-is-a-dynamo-driving-growth-and-profits/#43bb8fb5301a . May 5, 2017 . live .
  4. Web site: How Mary Dillon Turned Ulta Beauty Into The Leading Cosmetics Retailer . Fastcompany.com . March 20, 2017 . May 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170417224717/https://www.fastcompany.com/3068653/how-mary-dillon-turned-ulta-beauty-into-the-leading-cosmetics-retaile . April 17, 2017 . live .
  5. Web site: How Ulta and Mary Dillon Are Winning the Beauty Battle . Fortune.com . September 15, 2016 . May 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427153721/http://fortune.com/ulta-beauty-mary-dillon/ . April 27, 2017 . live .
  6. Web site: Stocks . Stocks . Bloomberg . May 5, 2017.
  7. Web site: Abigail Stevenson . Ulta Beauty CEO wants to double market share . Cnbc.com . October 13, 2016 . May 5, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170508233137/http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/13/ulta-beauty-ceo-wants-to-double-market-share.html . May 8, 2017 . live .
  8. Web site: Ulta goes international with plans for Canada. Retail Dive. en-US. 2019-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20190604182128/https://www.retaildive.com/news/ulta-goes-international-with-plans-for-canada/555930/. June 4, 2019. live.
  9. Web site: Ulta Beauty's CEO Mary Dillon Is A Dynamo Driving Growth and Profits. Loeb. Walter. Forbes. en. 2019-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170505210905/https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2016/10/04/ulta-beautys-ceo-mary-dillon-is-a-dynamo-driving-growth-and-profits/. May 5, 2017. live.
  10. Web site: Mary N Dillon, Ulta Beauty Inc: Profile and Biography - Bloomberg Markets. 2020-10-17. Bloomberg.com.
  11. Web site: Leadership and Trustees. Save the Children. en. 2019-09-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20190921004345/https://www.savethechildren.org/us/about-us/leadership-and-trustees. September 21, 2019. live.
  12. Web site: The Cast of Mean Girls, Jessica Vosk, and More Come Out for Breast Cancer Research Foundation Luncheon. Franklin. Marc J.. 26 October 2018. Playbill. en. 2019-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190815183835/http://www.playbill.com/article/the-cast-of-mean-girls-jessica-vosk-and-more-come-out-for-breast-cancer-research-foundation-luncheon. August 15, 2019. live.
  13. Web site: AMD's Lisa Su and Other Change Agents on Our List of the World's Best CEOs. www.barrons.com. en-US. 2019-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619034618/https://www.barrons.com/articles/gms-mary-barra-amds-lisa-su-and-more-of-the-worlds-best-ceos-51560566096. June 19, 2019. live.
  14. Web site: Most Powerful Women . Fortune . en.
  15. Web site: Noyes . Susan B. . 2010-03-22 . Successful Women–Mary Dillon . 2024-06-07 . Better Magazine . en-US.
  16. Web site: Interview with Mary Dillon . 2024-06-07 . The Chicago Network . en-US.
  17. Web site: How Ulta and Mary Dillon Are Winning the Beauty Battle . 2024-06-07 . Fortune . en.
  18. Web site: Economic Club names Mary Dillon new chair . Crain's Chicago Business.
  19. Web site: 2024-02-19 . Mary Dillon’s Strategic Leadership at Foot Locker: A Career Overview - Key Executives . 2024-06-07 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Woman to Watch: Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon. Angelou. Leah Marie. 2018-03-25. Born2Invest. en-US. 2020-04-09.

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