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Success Story: Target has appointed Michael Fidelke, who has been working for a long time in the company, his next Chief Executive Officer. His LinkedIn profile went viral on social media.
Michael Fidelke (photo- corporate.target.com)The company announced that Michael Fidelke will take over this responsibility from February 2026. Surprisingly, the person who is going to lead a $ 106 billion company today started as an internal in the company 21 years ago.
Fidelke joined the company as a finance intern in 2003. Gradually he became the manager and then the director. In 2009, he became the director of Business Intelligence and Store Operations. In the year 2013, he took responsibility of Vice President i.e. VP and later senior VP.
CFO was made in 2019
In the year 2019, the Chief Financial Officer of the company was formed. In the year 2024, Chief Operating Officer i.e. COO and now in 2026 are going to be CEO.
In a post done on LinkedIn (LinkedIn), Fidelke wrote that while working in Target, he learned from the best leaders and worked with great teams while working in Target. He said that bringing the company back on track will be his biggest priority and for this, bold decisions will have to be taken.
Discussion on social media
Michael Fidelke’s LinkedIn Profile went viral on social media. Many users called it a dream of becoming CEO from intern. Many people described it as similar to the story of the CEO of Naik.
After starting a career with print media, he has been working as Senior Copy Editor in News18Hindi for the last 5 years. Business news team has been part of the team for almost 2 years. He has a decade experience in journalism. ,Read more
After starting a career with print media, he has been working as Senior Copy Editor in News18Hindi for the last 5 years. Business news team has been part of the team for almost 2 years. He has a decade experience in journalism. , Read more
