MEET THE BOSS
Name: Gregg Steinhafel
Age: 53
Residence: Orono
Hometown: Mequon, Wis.
Family: Wife of 25 years, Denise, whom he met at Target; a son still in high school, another in college and a daughter recently out of college
Education: Bachelor's in business administration from Carroll College in Waukesha, Wis; M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management
Target history: Hired as junior buyer of paints in 1979, right out of grad school; rose through merchandising ranks and became executive vice president of merchandising in 1994; promoted to president in 1999; joined board of directors in January 2007
Rise and shine: Before 5 a.m.
Smell the coffee: Make that a half-regular, half-decaf with raspberry syrup and room for milk.
Get the blood pumping: With a morning run. Also fun: biking and snowboarding
Makes time: Serving his second, three-year term on the board of directors at TreeHouse, a Christian-based nonprofit that provides safe places for kids and helps them learn to deal with life's stresses
Favorite quote: "One band, one sound." It's from the 2002 movie, "Drumline."
Why? Like Target's philosophy, it's about winning as a team. "When we're all aligned," says Steinhafel, "we can achieve harmony and drive results for the common good of the company."
