Investors have called for changes at the Milwaukee-area companies employing thousands, and they both have May 14 shareholders meetings to elect board members.

Kohl's tapped the former boss of Northwestern Mutual to be its independent chair after its previous chairman was named interim chief executive in the wake of Ashley Buchanan's firing.

Michael Bender has been a member of Kohl’s Corp. Board of directors since 2019, chair since 2024, and now is filling in as ...