Dillon brought growth, innovation and leadership to Ulta

Dillon brought growth, innovation and leadership to Ulta | Trailblazing Shipt CEO talks career, leadership style | Ex-Xerox CEO wishes her story wasn't so uncommon Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 17, 2021 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰ [NEW SmartBrief]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Dillon brought growth, innovation and leadership to Ulta]( [Dillon brought growth, innovation and leadership to Ulta]( Dillon (The Business Council) Mary Dillon leaves a legacy of strong, consistent growth after nearly a decade as Ulta Beauty CEO, with net sales tripling during her tenure. Industry observers praise her leadership, vision and strategy acumen, including her ability to blend premium and value brands, as well as her embrace of direct-to-consumer brands and e-commerce. "Her legacy as the CEO of Ulta will go beyond Ulta. You see it a little bit with the CEO of Kohl's, Michelle Gass: These are ceiling busters," says Stephanie Wissink, a managing director at Jefferies. "And they're making it possible for women across retail organizations to rise up into positions of prominence." Full Story: [Retail Dive]( (6/7) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Acosta announces foodservice expansion Integrated sales and marketing services company, Acosta, united with The CORE Group to form CORE Foodservice. The new business will be a centerpiece in the Acosta family of companies and provide clients with powerful suite of progressive brand-building solutions. For more information, [click here.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] Today's leadership [] [Trailblazing Shipt CEO talks career, leadership style]( Shipt CEO Kelly Caruso, who took over in 2019 and has helped expand the delivery service's market reach while also tripling its membership, has been chosen among the 2021 Top Women in Grocery by Progressive Grocer. In this interview, Caruso discusses her career, what shaped her leadership style and what aspirations she holds for the future of Shipt. Full Story: [Progressive Grocer]( (6/15) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Ex-Xerox CEO wishes her story wasn't so uncommon]( Former Xerox exec Ursula Burns, who became the first Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company in 2009, doesn't like that she's still something of a rarity all these years later. Burns, whose memoir "Where You Are Is Not Who You Are" was released this week, is distressed that only five Fortune 500 companies have Black CEOs and that less than 10% of Fortune 500 companies are run by women -- but she knows the talent is out there, waiting to be given an opportunity. 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