Jennifer Mann to lead Coca-Cola North America

Ex-Ulta chief Mary Dillon named Foot Locker CEO | Jennifer Mann to lead Coca-Cola North America | PepsiCo CMO: New tech must be "human-centric" Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 25, 2022 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Ex-Ulta chief Mary Dillon named Foot Locker CEO]( [Ex-Ulta chief Mary Dillon named Foot Locker CEO]( Dillon (Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) Former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon has been hired as Foot Locker's chief executive, succeeding Richard Johnson, who will retire Sept. 1 and stay on as executive chairman through Jan. 31. Dillon spent eight years at the helm of Ulta, focusing much of her time on growing the retailer's e-commerce efforts, and her resume also includes a five-year stint as McDonald's global marketing chief. 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