Mr. Kobayashi has served as President and Chief Capability Officer since 2022. Prior to this role, he served as President, Operations and Technology from 2019 to 2022, Group Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, Merchant Operations, and Technology from 2014 to 2019, and Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, Allocation, and Chief Information Officer from 2010 to 2014. Previously, he was Group Senior Vice President – Supply Chain and Chief Information Officer from 2008 to 2010, and Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Ross, Mr. Kobayashi was a partner with Accenture, providing consulting services to clients in Accenture’s Retail & Consumer Goods practice.