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In 2017, Hobart was appointed president and, in 2018, she joined the board of directors. [4] Hobart was on the board of Sonic Corp. from 2014 to 2018. [5] . In October 2020, Yum! Brands announced the appointment of Hobart as a non-executive director, effective November 2020. [2] . She was on the board of Yum! Brands from 2020 to 2022.
Person Details. Lauren R. Hobart President &. Chief Executive Officer, DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc. Ms. Hobart is president and chief executive officer of DICK'S Sporting Goods. Ms. Hobart is the third CEO in the company's history, preceded by current executive chairman , Ed Stack (1984 – January 2021), and the company's founder, Dick Stack ...
Sep 29, 2021 · Lauren Hobart, who became CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods in February, is no stranger to tough decisions. In her prior role at the Pittsburgh-based retailer, she was part of the executive team...
Mar 1, 2022 · March 1, 2022, 4:00 AM PST. When Lauren Hobart arrived on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in 1986, she planned to major in psychology and international studies, but had little...
Dick’s Sporting Goods. Lauren Hobart simultaneously became the third CEO in Dick’s Sporting Goods history, the first to run the company from outside the Stack founding family, and the first female CEO in the company’s history in February 2021. She has been President of Dick’s since 2017 and was paramount in efforts to replace ample ...
She became President of DICK'S in May 2017 overseeing the Stores, Marketing, eCommerce, Technology, HR, Communications, Legal and Strategy & Analytics organizations. Additionally, she has served on the DICK'S Board of Directors since January 2018 and is President of The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation.
Hobart has been President of Dick’s since 2017 and was paramount in efforts to replace ample funds lost from the company’s decision to lessen their firearm products in 2018. She has also spearheaded the company’s e-commerce strategy, enabling Dick’s to continue thriving through the ongoing pandemic.
