Target Corp. on Wednesday named Michael Fiddelke as its new chief executive, promoting the company veteran who has served as chief operating officer since February. Fiddelke, 49, will succeed Brian Cornell, who led the Minneapolis-based retailer for 11 years through a period of significant growth and recent challenges.

MINNEAPOLIS — Despite some sequential improvement, Target Corp. posted lower top and bottom lines in the fiscal 2025 second quarter, which accompanied the news that Brian Cornell will be stepping down as chief executive officer next year and succeeded by chief operating officer Michael Fiddelke.

(Reuters) -Target needs a hard reset on strategy, Wall Street believes. And new CEO Michael Fiddelke may not be the person to do it. The retailer has missed the performance mark for many quarters, with sales flagging after a pandemic high, as it failed to ...

Also on the same day, Target Corp. (NYSE:TGT) announced the transition to a new leadership with the appointment of Michael Fiddelke as its next CEO. He was set to replace Brian Cornell. “He’s contributed meaningfully during times of change and played a ...

Michael Fiddelke, the company’s chief operating officer, will take over as chief executive in February as Brian Cornell transitions to executive chair. The announcement comes at a time Target is trying to emerge from multiple quarters of sales declines.

Shares of Target Corp. slumped 10.5% in premarket trading Wednesday, after the discount retailer said it was replacing for Chief Executive Brian Cornell, who has been in charge for the past 11 years, with current Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke, effective Feb. 1, 2026.

Good morning. There’s more executive turnover in the Fortune 500. Target CEO Brian Cornell is stepping down, and Michael Fiddelke, chief operating officer (COO), will become chief executive on Feb. 1, 2026. Cornell has led Target for 11 years.