Spouse Sharyn Ellison | Children Donavan Ellison | |
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Education Emory University, University of Memphis Similar Myron E Ullman, Ron Johnson, Frank Blake, James Cash Penney, Craig A Menear Profiles | ||
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Marvin Ellison is the CEO of J. C. Penney, and has been since August 2015. He joined the company in November 2014 and served as CEO-designee and president before taking over the role of CEO.
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Career
Ellison was an executive at Home Depot, in charge of the company's U.S. stores, from 2002 until 2014 when he was hired by J. C. Penney. He worked for Target Corporation from 1997 until 2002, mostly in the company's loss prevention department. Concurrently, he is an independent director of FedEx. He was previously an independent director of H&R Block.
Ellison was one of five African-American CEOs on the 2016 Fortune 500 list.
Personal life
Ellison grew up in Brownsville, Tennessee, one of seven children. He grew up poor, with his father working multiple jobs throughout his childhood. Ellison worked his way through college, an experience he said influenced his later corporate career. He is a lifelong musician, and growing up, his family performed as a gospel act.
Ellison holds business administration degree in marketing from the University of Memphis and an MBA from Emory University.
He and his wife, Sharyn, met while attending the University of Memphis. They have a son and a daughter.
