Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Take a look at how Ellison went from a college-aged security guard at Target to the CEO of a major retailer.
Ellison grew up in Brownsville, Tennessee, with his parents and six siblings. Ellison told the Dallas Morning News that as a middle child, he was a "a born peacekeeper.
Speaking to the audience at the National Retail Federation's Big Show, the Lowe's CEO said that growing up in rural Tennessee, "I could go out in my front yard and look to the north, south, east, and west and see nothing that looked like success. But Ellison added that his parents, who worked as sharecroppers, encouraged him and his six siblings to "not to allow your surroundings to limit your vision of the future.
As a child, Ellison recalled occasionally visiting JCPenney — the company he would later helm — with his mom. But the family could only shop there for special events like Christmas or Easter. As a child, Ellison also performed in his family's gospel group, and he's kept up that musicality all these years later.
According to Emory University's business publication, the longtime retail executive's hobbies include "reading, studying presidential history and playing the bass guitar. But he said he's tired of seeing CEOs and others pledge to add diversity and fight racism but do little. I live it every day. Ellison became the chief executive of Lowe's two years ago and kicked off a companywide turnaround effort.
He was in the midst of overhauling the retailer's website and adding to his leadership team when the pandemic struck. Over the past few months, Lowe's has had to restock shelves, fulfill curbside pickup orders, install plexiglass and encourage social distancing as it kept its doors open as an essential retailer. Since Floyd's killing in late May, the year-old chief executive said he's reflected on his upbringing and the systemic racism he's seen throughout his life.
He grew up in rural Tennessee with six siblings. His family didn't have indoor plumbing until he was six years old. His father, who didn't graduate from high school, pushed him to go to college from a young age. For more information, visit Lowes. Media Inquiries:. Jun 01 Related press releases.
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