Target named a top company for leaders

MINNEAPOLIS Target has been named to the 2009 list of Top Companies for Leaders in North America.

According to Target, the Top Companies for Leaders is the most comprehensive study of organizational leadership in the world, conducted by Hewitt Associates, a global consulting and outsourcing company, in partnership with The RBL Group, a strategic HR and leadership systems advisory firm, and Fortune.

Target ranked number 12 on the list, which includes a total of 25 companies. When comparing the North America Top Companies for Leaders with 177 other companies, Hewitt identified one distinguishing characteristic that sets them apart from their peers—even during the economic downturn, North America Top Companies remained committed to building leadership capability within their organizations, Target reported.

“We are passionately committed to leadership development and view it as critical to our long- term success,” said Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Target. “We recognize that the strength of our brand and our strategy over time lies in the talent and dedication of our team and the strength of our leaders.”