Mary Dillon (born 1961/62) is an American businesswoman and CEO of Foot Locker.[2] She was the CEO of Ulta Beauty, a beauty retail company, from July 2013 until June 2021, when she became chair.[3][4][5][1][6] She was global chief marketing officer and executive vice president of McDonald's from 2005 to 2010.[1] She was CEO and president of U.S. Cellular from 2010 to 2013.[1] Dillon is a non-executive director of Starbucks.[5]
Mary Dillon | |
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Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 61–62)[1] Chicago, Illinois, US |
Education | University of Illinois at Chicago |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Title | CEO, Foot Locker |
Board member of | Starbucks Ulta Beauty |
In May 2019, Dillon announced plans for Ulta to expand its business internationally, beginning with store openings in Canada.[7]
Dillon has a bachelor's degree in Marketing and Asian Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago.[5]
Dillon was named one of Fortune's most powerful women in 2016.[8] In 2016 she became a trustee of the Save the Children Federation.[9][10] In October 2018, she was awarded the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award for philanthropic leadership.[11] In June 2019, Dillon was named one of Barron's best CEOs.[12]
Dillon was born in Chicago and is the fourth among six siblings. Her father worked as a steel worker while her mother was a housewife. She studied college at the University of Illinois and worked various jobs such as a waitress, a house cleaner, and a bank teller, to acquire money for her tuition. She earned her bachelor's degree in marketing in 1983.[13]