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Steinhafel named president of Target Corp. Exact date unknown.
The promotion came after 20 years with the company during which he held numerous merchandising and operating positions. -
Steinhafel named to Target's Board of Directors. Exact date unknown.
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Steinhafel named president and CEO.
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Steinhafel named chairman of Target's board.
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Target acknowledges massive data breach.
Data connected to about 40 million credit and debit card accounts was stolen as part of a breach that began over the Thanksgiving weekend. -
Steinhafel issues apology for data breach.
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Target adds personal info. stolen during data breach.
As many as 70 million customers in the breach had now been affected, putting them at risk of identity theft. -
Target Corp. announces sales hurt by breach.
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Target says investigators linked breach to third party vendor.
It did not identify the vendor at the time, but a Pittsburgh-area heating and refrigeration business that did business with Target later came forward to say that it also was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack. -
Target announced fourth-quarter profits fall 46 percent.
The loss came with a revenue decline of 5.6 percent as customers became spooked about the safety of their private data. -
Target Corp. Chief Information Officer Beth Jacob resigns.
Jacob is the first executive caught up in the fallout of the breach. -
Target names Bob DeRodes as new Chief Information Officer
DeRodes comes with 40 years of experience in information technology. -
Target announces MasterCard will provide sophisticaed credit cards.
The company says that MasterCard Inc. will provide its branded credit and debit cards with the more secure chip-and-PIN technology that it says will be coming out next year. That will make Target the first major U.S. retailer that will have its own branded cards with such technology. -
Target announces Steinhafel's departure.
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Target CFO John Mulligan named interim president and CEO.