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Hobart worked for [[Wells Fargo]] and [[JPMorgan Chase]], followed by 14 years at [[PepsiCo]].<ref name="businesswire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201012005453/en/Yum%21-Brands-Appoints-DICK%E2%80%99S-Sporting-Goods-President-Lauren-Hobart-to-Board|title=Yum! Brands Appoints DICK'S Sporting Goods President Lauren Hobart to Board|date=October 12, 2020|website=www.businesswire.com}}</ref> She then joined Dick's Sporting Goods in 2011.<ref name="businesswire"/> |
Hobart worked for [[Wells Fargo]] and [[JPMorgan Chase]], followed by 14 years at [[PepsiCo]].<ref name="businesswire">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201012005453/en/Yum%21-Brands-Appoints-DICK%E2%80%99S-Sporting-Goods-President-Lauren-Hobart-to-Board|title=Yum! Brands Appoints DICK'S Sporting Goods President Lauren Hobart to Board|date=October 12, 2020|website=www.businesswire.com}}</ref> She then joined Dick's Sporting Goods in 2011.<ref name="businesswire"/> Hobart was appointed President of Dick's in 2017 and joined the board of directors in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2020/11/dicks-sporting-goods-elevates-lauren-hobart-ceo.html?page=all|title=Dick's Sporting Goods elevates Lauren Hobart to CEO|date=24 November 2020|last=Tascarella|first=Patty|publisher=BizWomen|access-date=13 April 2021}}</ref> |
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In October 2020, [[Yum! Brands]] announced the appointment of Hobart as a non-executive director, effective November 2020.<ref name="businesswire"/> |
In October 2020, [[Yum! Brands]] announced the appointment of Hobart as a non-executive director, effective November 2020.<ref name="businesswire"/> |
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Revision as of 01:16, 14 April 2021
Lauren R. Hobart | |
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| Born | 1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1] |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania Stanford University |
| Title | CEO, Dick's Sporting Goods |
| Term | February 2021- |
| Predecessor | Edward W. Stack |
| Board member of | Dick's Sporting Goods Yum! Brands |
| Children | 3 |
Lauren Hobart (born 1969/1970) is an American businesswoman, and has been the CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods since February 2021.
Earl life and education
Hobart earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Stanford University.[1]
Career
Hobart worked for Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, followed by 14 years at PepsiCo.[2] She then joined Dick's Sporting Goods in 2011.[2] Hobart was appointed President of Dick's in 2017 and joined the board of directors in 2018.[3]
In October 2020, Yum! Brands announced the appointment of Hobart as a non-executive director, effective November 2020.[2]
On February 1, 2021, she succeeded Edward W. Stack (son of the founder, Dick Stack) as CEO of Dick's Sporting Goods.[4] She is the first woman to hold this position for the company. She also is the first outside the Stack family which had rein over the company for the first 73 years.
References
- ^ a b "DKS Company Profile & Executives - Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. - Wall Street Journal". www.wsj.com.
- ^ a b c "Yum! Brands Appoints DICK'S Sporting Goods President Lauren Hobart to Board". www.businesswire.com. October 12, 2020.
- ^ Tascarella, Patty (November 24, 2020). "Dick's Sporting Goods elevates Lauren Hobart to CEO". BizWomen. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- ^ "Dick's Sporting Goods appoints Lauren Hobart as new CEO". Fashion Network. November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.