Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson (born October 15, 1959) is the former chief executive officer of J. C. Penney. He was responsible for an expensive and ill-conceived rebrand of J. C. Penney, which 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 and he serves on the Board of Directors for Globality Inc., a start-up company based in Menlo Park, CA.