When was the former chief executive officer of J. C. Penney born who joined after Myron E. "Mike" Ullman III?
Ron Johnson (businessman) Ron Johnson (born October 15, 1959) is the former chief executive officer of J. C. Penney. He was responsible for a major rebrand of J. C. Penney, which later led to company shares declining 51% and his firing in 2013. Previously, he was the senior vice president of retail operations at Apple Inc., where he pioneered the concept of the Apple Retail Stores and the Genius Bar, and the vice president of merchandising for Target Corporation, where he was credited for making the store "hip." He is currently the head of Enjoy, a startup company.
Arthur Ryan Arthur Ryan is the founder, chairman, and former chief executive of Primark. The company Primark trades under the name of Penneys in the Republic of Ireland.