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Execs Shaping Retail’s Future Unveiled by NRF

Five c-suite leaders to be celebrated in January

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October 28, 2025

Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson will be honored in January at the NRF’s Big Show as one of five “People Shaping Retail’s Future.” Shown is the brand’s Broadway store in New York. Photo: wdstock/iStock by Getty Images

Five retail leaders will be celebrated at the NRF Foundation Honors event in New York on Jan. 11. Those being honored on the foundation’s annual “List of People Shaping Retail’s Future” represent the range of companies, roles and products that are vital to retail and consumers.

The 2026 honorees are:

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. Chief Global Asset Protection Officer/Chief Security Officer Scott McBride
Brooklinen CEO Billy May
E.l.f. Beauty Chief Marketing Officer Kory Marchisotto;
Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson
Walmart Inc. EVP and Chief Sustainability Officer Kathleen McLaughlin

Those above will be honored at the same event as the foundation’s The Visionary for 2026, Abercombie & Fitch Co. CEO Fran Horowitz. The banquet honoring these executives is one of the kickoff events for NRF ’26 – Retail’s Big Show.