Richard Dickson
President and Chief Executive Officer
Executive
3 yr
6 reports
Gap Inc. ·GAP
Four brand CEOs run P&Ls under one group CEO
Retailing · Fortune #290 · Divisional structure · 82K employees · San Francisco, California
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6
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
6
Avg span
wide
2
Max depth
2 levels
3.5 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
33%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2026-01-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$15.4B
Operating income
$1.1B
Net income
$816M
Total assets
$12.6B
Shares out
373M
Sourced from Gap Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-03-27 ↗ View on SEC
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Gap Inc. operates a brand‑CEO model in which Old Navy, Gap Brand, and Athleta are each led by a president and CEO reporting directly to the group CEO. This page maps the enterprise and brand leadership structure, highlights recent CEO changes, and compares Gap’s divisional design with peer apparel retailers.
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Latest signal Maggie Gauger joined as President and CEO, Athleta
Appointed effective August 1, 2025, succeeding Chris Blakeslee.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Group COO Introduce a Chief Operating Officer to coordinate shared services and reduce the CEO’s direct span over brand leaders.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Katrina O'Connell
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
6 yr
0 reports
Eric Chan
Executive Vice President and Chief Business and Strategy Officer
Strategy
2 yr
0 reports
internal
Julie Gruber
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Legal
5 yr
0 reports
Horacio Barbeito
President and CEO, Old Navy
Old Navy
4 yr
0 reports
Mark Breitbard
President and CEO, Gap Brand
Gap Brand
6 yr
0 reports
Maggie Gauger
President and CEO, Athleta
Athleta
1 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 2 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Richard Dickson $17.2M
- Base salary
- $1.40M
- Bonus
- $175K
- Stock awards
- $10.89M
- Option awards
- $4.44M
- Other
- $284K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Katrina O'Connell $6.9M
- Base salary
- $942K
- Stock awards
- $3.62M
- Option awards
- $2.24M
- Other
- $69K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The businesses
How Gap Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Old Navy
40K employees
President and CEO (Horacio Barbeito)
Value‑focused apparel brand and Gap Inc.’s largest revenue contributor.
Gap Brand
20K employees
President and CEO (Mark Breitbard)
Namesake casual apparel brand operating globally across stores and online.
Athleta
8K employees
President and CEO (Maggie Gauger)
Premium women’s performance and lifestyle apparel brand.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Gap Inc.’s most distinctive feature is its unusually explicit brand-CEO model, with each major brand led by its own president and CEO reporting directly to the group CEO.
This creates clear P&L ownership for Old Navy, Gap Brand, and Athleta, rather than consolidating brands under a single commercial or operating leader.
The structure emphasizes accountability and brand autonomy. The CEO’s direct span includes multiple brand chiefs alongside functional leaders such as the CFO and Chief Business and Strategy Officer, producing a relatively wide span but shallow depth. Enterprise functions support brands, but strategic and financial responsibility remains firmly anchored at the brand level.
- Brand CEOs hold full P&L responsibility
- No group COO layer between CEO and brands
The comparison
How Gap Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like American Eagle or Abercrombie & Fitch, Gap’s structure is more explicitly divisional, with presidents titled as brand CEOs. Many apparel retailers consolidate brands under a single chief merchant or operating executive; Gap instead elevates brands to near-subsidiary status. This mirrors …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Gap Inc.
2 levels
VF Corporation
5 levels
5 levels
American Eagle Outfitters
4 levels
Abercrombie & Fitch
4 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Gap Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
VF Corporation ✓ COO — no CAIO
American Eagle Outfitters — no COO — no CAIO
Abercrombie & Fitch — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the appointment of Maggie Gauger as CEO of Athleta in August 2025.
- newMaggie Gauger President and CEO, Athleta
Appointed effective August 1, 2025, succeeding Chris Blakeslee.
Source - departed
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-03-27
- CEO
- Richard Dickson
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3.5 yr
Brand CEOs continued to be disclosed as named executive officers.
Named executive officers (5)
- Richard Dickson - President and CEO since 2023
- Katrina O'Connell - EVP and CFO since 2020
- Horacio Barbeito - President and CEO, Old Navy since 2022
- Mark Breitbard - President and CEO, Gap Brand since 2020
- Eric Chan - EVP and Chief Business and Strategy Officer since 2024
FY2024
DEF 14A filed 2025-03-29
- CEO
- Richard Dickson
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 3 yr
Early phase of Dickson-led turnaround.
Named executive officers (4)
- Richard Dickson - President and CEO since 2023
- Katrina O'Connell - EVP and CFO since 2020
- Horacio Barbeito - President and CEO, Old Navy since 2022
- Mark Breitbard - President and CEO, Gap Brand since 2020
FY2023
DEF 14A filed 2024-03-28
- CEO
- Richard Dickson
- CEO span
- 5
- C-suite
- 4
- Avg tenure
- 4 yr
Leadership transition year with new CEO appointment.
Named executive officers (3)
- Richard Dickson - President and CEO since 2023
- Katrina O'Connell - EVP and CFO since 2020
- Horacio Barbeito - President and CEO, Old Navy since 2022
Year-over-year changes
The executive team expanded with the addition of a dedicated strategy chief.
- CEO span: 5 → 6
- C-suite size: 4 → 5
- Avg tenure: 4 → 3 yr
- new Eric Chan - Chief Business and Strategy Officer (DEF 14A 2025)
Athleta leadership transitioned while maintaining the brand-CEO structure.
- CEO span: 6 → 6
- C-suite size: 5 → 5
- Avg tenure: 3 → 3.5 yr
- new Maggie Gauger - CEO, Athleta (8-K Jul 29, 2025)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Gap Inc.?
Richard Dickson has served as President and CEO of Gap Inc. since August 2023.
What type of organizational structure does Gap Inc. use?
Gap Inc. uses a divisional structure organized around brand CEOs with full P&L responsibility.
How many direct reports does Gap Inc.'s CEO have?
The CEO has six direct reports, including three brand CEOs and key enterprise leaders.
How has Gap Inc.'s leadership changed recently?
In 2025, Maggie Gauger was appointed CEO of Athleta following the departure of Chris Blakeslee.
Who reports directly to Gap Inc.'s CEO?
Direct reports include the CFO, Chief Business and Strategy Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and the CEOs of Old Navy, Gap Brand, and Athleta.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Jul 29, 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Gap Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Gap Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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