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UNBELIEVABLE: Chip bergh | History Defined

Why CEO Michelle Gass is thriving at Levi’s after stumbling at Kohl’s

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Fortune · Apr 9

Levi Strauss CEO Michelle Gass eyes women's clothes

Women account for 36% of Levi's sales—Gass wants them to make up 50%.

Fortune · Feb 25, 2025

Beyoncé, baggy jeans, and denim dresses: How Levi’s CEO Michelle Gass is leaning into women’s fashion

Women’s apparel is driving growth at what was once predominantly a denim-for-dudes company.

Fortune · Feb 24, 2025

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Is a demotion a new path to CEO?

"We had to check our egos at the door," former Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass says of Levi's unusual succession plan.

Fortune · Jan 3, 2024

Levi's next CEO accepted a demotion to prepare for her role leading the jeans company

Michelle Gass, former CEO of Kohl's, agreed to serve as president of Levi's for around a year before eventually rising to become chief executive.

Fortune · Dec 22, 2023

Levi's CEO Chip Bergh to step down in January, handing over leadership to former CEO of Kohl's

Levi Strauss & Co. says that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the reins of the jeans maker to his appointed successor

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Levi’s Strauss outgoing CEO says his biggest mistake was not firing the wrong people quickly enough

Levi’s Chip Bergh’s biggest regret isn’t the mass sacking of his peers - it’s not terminating the wrong people soon enough.

Fortune · Sep 27, 2023

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Women Fortune 500 CEOs will drop by one after Kohl's CEO joins Levi Strauss

Michelle Gass is joining Levi Strauss with a plan to succeed Chip Bergh as CEO within 18 months. That's one less woman heading a Fortune 500 company.

Fortune · Nov 10, 2022

Kohl's CEO's departure means one fewer Fortune 500 company with a female CEO and CFO

Michelle Gass is leaving for the top job at Levi's, and Jill Timm will remain CFO at Kohl's.

Fortune · Nov 9, 2022

Levi's CEO thinks Michelle Gass will succeed as his replacement despite her Kohl's woes

Levi Strauss CEO Chip Bergh is adamant that Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass is the right person to succeed him, despite her inability to turn Kohl’s around.

Fortune · Nov 8, 2022

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