Mark Tritton Email Address

Member of the Board of Advisors

Target Brands Inc. is a brand and retailer owned by Target Corporation. It owns and operates discount retail stores in United States and Canada.

Commercial merchant driven retail and brand leader with a proven track record of both business and brand management through Global Retail and Wholesale brands. Proficient in defining and delivering ‘Art & Science’ brand needs to evolve organizations and create success. Recruited and developed high performing teams to build business through organic growth and strategic initiatives. STRATEGIC VISIONING AND IMPLEMENTATION •Developed, aligned and executed strategic business framework for revised brand consumer direction for Timberland’s ‘CasualGear’ business unit (Mens/Womens/Kids – Footwear & Apparel), generating +27% in Sp’07 Women’s Footwear in EU. BRAND LEADERSHIP & MERCHANDISE MANAGEMENT •Conceived and realized Apparel Essentials Consolidation project at Timberland, stabilizing the design, merchandising and sourcing of company’s core Apparel basics reducing complexity by 35% and increasing Essentials margin by 800 basis points. AGILITY TO MANAGE BOTH ART AND SCIENCE SKILL SETS •Balanced logic with intuition to create revised Product Creation and Supply Chain functions in Footwear and Apparel at Timberland, reducing lead time by 2 months and increasing sales and gross profit by 11%. BUSINESS AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE •Designed and implemented innovative organizational policy at Nike to transform Global processes, procedures and structures, ensuring best practice sharing to continue to strengthen and evolve talent and output. RETAIL •Revolutionized Retail Marketing program and store fit out model in Nike Pacific Region, accelerating Sales by 40% Specialties: Brand, Retail, Merchandising, Design, Supply Chain, General Management