Barbara Rentler serves as the Vice Chair and Chief Executive Officer for Ross Stores, Inc. Rentler joined Ross Stores in February 1986. She held a variety of merchandising jobs until February 2001, when she became Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager at Ross Dress for Less. Rentler held those positions until January 2004, when she became Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at dd’s DISCOUNTS.
From February 2005 until December 2006, Rentler served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of dd’s DISCOUNTS. Beginning in December 2006 Rentler took on the responsibility of Executive Vice President of Merchandising. She was responsible for all Ross Apparel and Apparel-related products.
In December 2009, she was appointed the President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Ross Dress for Less. After less than five years, Rentler was promoted to Chief Executive Officer on May 7, 2014.
Rentler was the only woman among 100 individuals named to Forbes’ “America’s Most Innovative Leaders” list in 2019.
Rentler played an important role in developing an exceptional team of off-price merchants whose abilities to procure great bargains have been a key driver of Ross Stores’ success.
