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Age: 65
Residence: Edina
Education: Bachelor's degree in speech and journalism, University of Minnesota, 1967
First rung on the corporate ladder: Merchandise trainee at Dayton's, 1967
First executive position: President and CEO of Diamond's department store, a division of Dayton Hudson Corp., 1981
Upward trajectory: President of Target Stores division of Dayton Hudson, 1984; named CEO of Target, 1987
Becoming top dog: At age 50, named CEO of Dayton Hudson Corp., 1994; six years later, changed the corporate name to Target.
His long "goodbuy": Reaches mandatory retirement age of 65 and will leave the company April 30; will serve as chairman of the board through January.
Next adventure: Launching the $125 million Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, which will be the world's largest museum showcasing instruments of world cultures (www.themim.org).
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