Executive Leadership

Dickson originally joined Gap Inc. as a Board Director in 2022, while he served in his previous role as President and Chief Operating Officer of Mattel.  

At Mattel, Dickson led a portfolio of global brands, overseeing innovation strategy, design and development, brand marketing and franchise management.  

Under his leadership, the company developed and launched the Mattel Playbook, a brand-building approach that has been instrumental in growing Mattel’s power brands and accelerating Mattel’s transformation.  

During his tenure, Mattel grew some of the world’s most powerful and purpose-driven brands, including Barbie (the #1 doll property globally), Hot Wheels (the #1 vehicle property globally), and Fisher-Price (the #1 Infant, Toddler, and Preschool property globally).* Dickson also executive produced the “Barbie” movie, which broke box office records to become the highest grossing film of the summer, with a soundtrack that generated four Billboard Hot 100 hit singles. 

Prior to Mattel, Dickson was President and CEO of Branded Businesses for The Jones Group, where he led global design and development, including marketing and merchandising, wholesale, retail, and e-commerce, brought new relevance to dated fashion labels, and acquired and developed new brands.  

He also served for more than a decade as an executive at Bloomingdale’s before co-founding Gloss.com, the first online retailer dedicated to high-end cosmetics. Gloss.com was acquired by Estee Lauder in 2000.  

Mr. Dickson received a bachelor’s degree from The University of Maryland and completed the UCLA Anderson School of Management executive program. He remains a member of the Board of Directors at Gap Inc., as well as the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital, and serves on the Board of Advisors for The Robert H. Smith School of Business at The University of Maryland. 

* Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service, Year 2022 

With over 25 years at Gap Inc., Katrina has extensive experience across both brands and functions, from Brand Finance (both high-growth and mature) to Inventory Management to Investor Relations— and has a proven track record of driving a high-performance culture.

Most recently, Katrina served as Old Navy’s Chief Financial Officer and head of Strategy & Innovation with global responsibility for the brand’s financial performance, real estate portfolio, product/experience digital strategies, competitive intelligence and portfolio strategic planning. In addition, her various Corporate roles focused on both financial budgeting and forecasting for Gap Inc.’s portfolio of brands (Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, Athleta), as well as engaging in Supply Chain, IT, Treasury and Investor relations work.

Katrina holds a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Services from Georgetown University. She serves as a member of the Gap Foundation Audit Committee and as Board Chair of the Mount Tamalpais School in Mill Valley, CA.

With decades of experience at Gap Inc., Sheila has deep expertise leading and developing talent across brands and functions and has held nearly every role within Human Resources. Most recently, she led Human Resources, Talent, and Communications at Old Navy. 

Additionally, she led HR for Banana Republic, as well as, Corporate Human Resources where she was responsible for Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, Employee & Labor Relations, Talent Management, HR Strategy & Operations at Gap Inc.

She is a strong coach, educator and advocate to her teams and all employees, and believes that talent is the most important controllable investment. This is evidenced by her relentless pursuit to ensure programs, initiatives and practices are in service to the company’s employees and, ultimately, return value to the customer.

Haio is a multi-disciplined, people-driven leader with deep customer empathy who brings together merchandising, marketing, supply chain and store operations knowledge across various geographies. Prior to joining Old Navy, Haio spent 26 years with Walmart, including a decade in CEO roles for Walmart’s various international businesses. Most recently, he spent nearly three years serving as CEO for Walmart’s $22 billion Canada business where he led the team’s 100,000 associates, oversaw the Walmart Canada modernization plan and spearheaded a transformation of Walmart’s retail experience.  

Originally from Argentina, Haio enjoys spending time with his family – including his wife Lenny and his four children; Horacio, Victoria, Federico and Pedro. He has a Degree in Management from Universidad Catolica Argentina and completed the Senior Executive Programme at London Business School, in London UK.

Mark is a leader with clear vision and the proven ability to drive transformation and innovation. He has more than 25 years of retail leadership experience, serving in numerous product, creative and management roles at major global brands. He began leading Gap global in 2020 and has laid a foundation to turn the brand around through new positioning and a new operating model. Mark held leadership positions across Gap and was instrumental in delivering the product-led resurgence of Gap’s North America business between 2010-2013.  

In 2017, he rejoined Gap Inc. as CEO and President for Banana Republic and during that time stabilized the business and launched new access points, including a rental subscription service, Style Passport, and a partnership with thredUP, the world’s largest fashion resale platform.

Prior to this, Mark served as chief executive officer at The Gymboree Corporation from 2013 until early 2017. From 2010 to 2013, Mark held leadership positions across Gap North America, where he was instrumental in delivering the product-led resurgence of Gap’s North America business. He also served as chief merchandising and creative officer of Old Navy from 2009 to early 2010. Previously, Mark served in leadership roles at Levi Strauss & Co. and Abercrombie & Fitch. 

Mark graduated from Vassar College and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

With more than 25 years of retail leadership experience, Sandra has a strong background in driving design vision and successfully transforming and growing brands through new business extensions and lifestyle experiences. Most recently, she co-founded and was the Chief Merchant of MINE, a pure-play home business.   

Previously, Sandra spent 23 at Williams Sonoma, where she was part of a small team that developed and launched two brands—Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen and held numerous leadership positions, including President of Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, and Pottery Barn Teen. Sandra also served as the President, Chief Merchandising and New Business Development Officer for Restoration Hardware.    

Sandra holds a BFA in Design & Applied Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and serves as a Trustee for the University of San Diego.

Chris is an experienced leader with broad expertise in the apparel retail and wholesale industries, including roles in marketing, sales, product portfolio management, operations and supply chain. Prior to Athleta, he served as President of sister companies Alo Yoga and Bella+Canvas. 

Under Blakeslee's leadership, Alo Yoga focused on a fashion-forward approach to wellness, building community and brand awareness with high-profile influencers, as well as store and category expansion to drive growth. At the same time, Blakeslee led the expansion of premium apparel wholesaler Bella+Canvas into the retail space, offering customers direct access to product both online and in stores.

Prior to this, Blakeslee held several senior positions at Broder Brothers (now Alphabroder), a wholesale distributor of branded products and services. He began his career in industrial manufacturing and distribution. Blakeslee holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins University.

Gurmeet brings extensive and unique experience driving multiple digital transformations across retail, financial services, supply chain, and software corporations, including both in-house growth strategy roles and consulting roles.
 
Prior to joining Gap Inc., Gurmeet served as Chief Technology and Information Officer at Big Lots where he led retail technology transformation in support of the company’s growth agenda. Prior to Big Lots, Gurmeet was the catalyst for redefining convenience at 7-Eleven through digital product, software, data, and artificial intelligence while serving as the company’s Chief Digital, Information and Marketing Officer. He’s also led industry-first digital programs at Capital One, where he holds multiple patents through the launch of its integrated car buying and financing e-commerce solution. At FedEx, Gurmeet launched and drove key digital ecosystem strategies with partners such as HP, Google and Adobe. 
 
Gurmeet currently serves on the board of directors at Focus Brands, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT – Kanpur, India), a master’s degree in Engineering from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and a Ph.D. in Engineering from Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Sally has been with Gap Inc. for over 19 years, serving in a variety of roles in the organization with a focus on transformation, capability building and optimization. Most recently, she served as Chief Growth Transformation Officer and led our strategic planning and new business development operations as well as government affairs and sustainability. Previously, she served as CIO, overseeing the company’s technology transformation and organization that serves as the engine that drives retail, e-commerce and global enterprise technology for millions of customers. She also served as SVP of Product Operations and Supply Chain Strategy where she led a global team responsible for building and deploying capabilities to enable the end-to-end demand based operating model. This included sourcing & fulfillment strategy, product management for all operations design through inventory management and fulfillment, and advanced analytics for product costing, inventory, and network optimization.     

Prior to joining Gap Inc., Sally worked in management consulting and financial services. She holds a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.   

She serves as Chair of the Gap Foundation, and additionally serves on the board of directors for the American Apparel & Footwear Association and Big Commerce, and on the CXO Advisory Board for Sierra Ventures. 

Over her career, Julie has had the opportunity to lead a variety of disciplines, including Government Affairs, Sustainability, the Gap Foundation, Corporate Administration, and Employee Relations in addition to all aspects of Legal and Compliance. Julie established Gap Inc.’s Cyber Security and Privacy Council, co-founded the company’s Risk Committee and chairs the Integrity and Corporate Crisis teams. During her tenure with the company, she has built a strong track record of leading Gap Inc. through various crisis, acquisitions, and global expansions. Additionally, she has significant experience across branding, intellectual property, and franchising.     

An avid champion for diversity, Julie drove Gap Inc. to join the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, an organization of more than 300 corporate legal officers and law firm managing partners dedicated to creating a truly diverse legal profession in the U.S.  In addition, she led Gap Inc. to be one of the first corporate legal department sponsors of Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Rule initiative, which helps drive and measure diversity across law firm leadership.      

Prior to joining Gap Inc., she was an associate at Bronson, Bronson and McKinnon in San Francisco and clerked for the Honorable Ronald M. Whyte in the Federal District Court in San Jose.  Julie is a graduate of the University of California’s Hastings College of Law and received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Yale University. Julie serves on the Board of LifeMoves - Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness and is on the Executive Committee for the American Heart Association’s Bay Area Go Red for Women Campaign.  

Adrienne brings over 25 years of retail experience with an extensive background in international and wholesale business, P&L management and strategic financial investment decision-making, as well as real estate and store development. 

She started her career at Gap Inc. and has held multiple positions with Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy and within the Gap Inc. corporate function. Through her roles within the organization and at The Children’s Place, Adrienne has demonstrated her ability to lead cross-functional, high-performing teams that drive optimized global growth with practiced financial discipline.  

Adrienne holds a degree from the University of San Francisco.