Ross Stores names two new board members from Oct 1

On 17 September 2026, Ross Stores announced that Shelley H. Bransten and Christian B. Johnson have been elected to its board of directors, effective 1 October 2026. At the same time, long-time board member Sharon D. Garrett announced her retirement from the board.

Bransten brings more than 25 years of technology and consumer experience and serves as Corporate Vice President, Frontier Industry Advisory at Microsoft Frontier Company. She previously worked at Salesforce from 2014 to 2018 and spent 1998 to 2014 in marketing roles at Gap. Johnson has spent over two decades investing in consumer businesses, serving as a partner at Freeman Spogli since 2016 after joining in 2006, with earlier roles at Wachovia Securities and Genzyme.

Board Chairman K. Gunnar Bjorklund thanked Garrett for her two and a half decades of service since joining the board in 2000. Ross Stores reported fiscal 2025 revenue of $22.8 billion and operates 1,952 Ross Dress for Less stores across 44 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico, alongside 376 dd's DISCOUNTS stores in 23 states.