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title: "Great Clips, Inc. Announces Executive Leadership Transitions"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e7ff6fcf-30d5-4a5a-873d-31265ec86eae
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20240424_great_clips_inc_announces_executive_leadership_transitions.html
category: "Hair & salon suites"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
segment: "Hair & salon suites"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2024-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:45:16.929Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524749292158-7540c2494485?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Great Clips, Inc. Announces Executive Leadership Transitions

**TL;DR:** Great Clips, Inc. announces executive leadership changes, including promotions for Rachelle Johnson, Kevin Barnd, and Mari Fellrath, to support franchisees and maintain a powerful brand. The changes are designed to execute the company's strategic plan and improve business operations.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-04-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20240424_great_clips_inc_announces_executive_leadership_transitions.html).*

## Story

Great Clips, Inc. announces a series of changes to its corporate leadership structure designed to execute the company’s strategic plan, support franchisees, and maintain a powerful and enduring brand.

Leadership changes include Rachelle Johnson promoted to Chief Financial Officer – which includes assuming leadership of the Business Intelligence group; Kevin Barnd promoted to Vice President of Business Technology Services; and Mari Fellrath moving into a newly created role: Senior Director of Operations Applications and Reporting.

“We are constantly evolving to better serve our customers and franchisee owners,” said Steve Hockett, CEO of Great Clips Inc. “These executive leadership changes will enable us to further improve business operations, drive innovation and ultimately enhance the customer experience. We are excited to recognize Rachelle, Kevin, and Mari for their hard work.”

- Rachelle Johnson Promoted to Chief Financial Officer; Assuming Leadership of the Business Intelligence (BI) Group Rachelle Johnson has worked at Great Clips, Inc. for over 25 years. In 2005, Rachelle was promoted to Director of Finance and created the foundation of the GCI Business Intelligence (BI) area. Rachelle was promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2015 and added the title of Treasurer. The BI team will now report to Rachelle.

- Kevin Barnd Promoted to Vice President of Business Technology Services Kevin Barnd joined Great Clips, Inc. in 2011 as an Applications Developer. He later held various positions including Application Development Manager, Senior Manager of Application Development, Director of Application Development and Innovation, and Director of Product Strategy and Innovation. Functional areas now reporting to Kevin include Technology Governance, Salon Technology, Data Management, Solutions Delivery and Product Strategy.

- Mari Fellrath Appointed to Newly Created Senior Director of Operations Applications and Reporting Mari Fellrath has held executive leadership positions at Great Clips, Inc. for more than 28 years spanning HR, Franchise Services, Operations, Technology and Business Intelligence. In this new position, she will lead the business strategy and launch of technology and reporting products, while continuing to drive large technology initiatives forward.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- franchise support (topic)
- Great Clips (company)
- executive leadership (topic)
- Steve Hockett (person)
- corporate restructuring (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20240424_great_clips_inc_announces_executive_leadership_transitions.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e7ff6fcf-30d5-4a5a-873d-31265ec86eae).