Mary Dillon (businesswoman)

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Mary Dillon
Born1961or1962(age 61–62) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, US
Education University of Illinois at Chicago
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleCEO, Foot Locker
Board member of Starbucks
Ulta Beauty

Mary Dillon (born 1961/62) is an American businesswoman and CEO of Foot Locker. [2] She was the CEO of Ulta Beauty, a beauty retail company, from July 2013 until June 2021, when she became chair. [3] [4] [5] [1] [6] She was global chief marketing officer and executive vice president of McDonald's from 2005 to 2010. [1] She was CEO and president of U.S. Cellular from 2010 to 2013. [1] Dillon is a non-executive director of Starbucks. [5]

In May 2019, Dillon announced plans for Ulta to expand its business internationally, beginning with store openings in Canada. [7]

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. [8] In 2016 she became a trustee of the Save the Children Federation. [9] [10] In October 2018, she was awarded the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for philanthropic leadership. [11] In June 2019, Dillon was named one of Barron's best CEOs. [12]

Early life

Dillon was born in Chicago and is the fourth among six siblings. Her father worked as a steel worker while her mother was a housewife. She 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. She earned her bachelor's degree in marketing in 1983. [13]

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