Matt Maguire has been involved in the retail and home improvement industries for over 18 years, serving in various leadership roles within merchandising, strategy, planning and consulting. While at Lowe’s, Matt was a Merchandise Director for over 12 years where he had responsibility for leading teams in the Millwork Division and driving revenues of nearly $900M. He successfully gained over 10% market share to position Lowe’s as the leader in the home improvement industry for moulding. Matt also was selected as the merchandising representative to participate on a team that was responsible for developing the ‘store of the future.’ Additionally, Matt was one of a select team of senior merchants that participated on the Value Improvement Team. While in this role, he guided over 100 product line reviews – spanning Building Products, Home Décor, and Seasonal categories – to a successful conclusion. He mentored, advised, and held merchant teams accountable to achieve sales, margin, and inventory targets. As a Director in Business Planning and Strategy, Matt served as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, specifically in both the Marketing and Customer Experience organizations. He led these business units through the planning process to ensure that they developed clear and focused annual functional plans consistent with and built on the foundation of key strategic objectives.