Margrethe Vagell

Executive Vice President, Supply Chain Lowe’s

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Margrethe Vagell has been Executive Vice President of Supply Chain at Lowe’s since March 2024. She is responsible for the retailer’s logistics, distribution centers, transportation and delivery services, and inventory replenishment and planning. Vagell joined Lowe’s in 2009 in online merchandising and marketing for Lowes.com and moved through product expansion, value strategy, pricing and promotions, enterprise analytics and store merchandising roles. From 2019 to early 2024 she was senior vice president and general merchandising manager, covering hardlines and home décor, before taking over supply chain. Earlier she held merchandising roles at eFashion Solutions and Victoria’s Secret Direct. She is vice chair of the Lowe’s Foundation. She came to supply chain after a career spent mostly in merchandising.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Supply Chain, at Lowe’s since March 2024.
• Senior Vice President and General Merchandising Manager for hardlines and home décor, 2019 to 2024.
• Vice President of Enterprise Analytics, 2015 to 2017, and of Pricing and Promotions, 2014 to 2015.
• Joined Lowe’s in 2009 in online merchandising and marketing for Lowes.com.
• Vice chair of the Lowe’s Foundation and trustee of Queens University of Charlotte.

Professional Journey

Vagell earned a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Oklahoma and completed the executive development program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, according to Lowe’s. Before joining the retailer she was director of merchandising operations at Victoria’s Secret Direct and director of merchandise marketing at eFashion Solutions, an e-commerce provider for fashion brands.

She joined Lowe’s in 2009 as director of online merchandising and marketing for Lowes.com, then served as director of product expansion and senior director of value strategy and insights. She was vice president of pricing and promotions from October 2014, of enterprise analytics from November 2015 and of chief customer officer operations from July 2017.

In September 2018 she became senior vice president of store merchandising, and from June 2019 to January 2024 she was senior vice president and general merchandising manager, with roles covering home décor and hardlines. She then became senior vice president of supply chain and, in March 2024, executive vice president of supply chain. As of 30 January 2026 Lowe’s operated 1,759 home improvement stores and outlets in the U.S. and more than 540 branch locations in the U.S. and Canada, including those of Foundation Building Materials and Artisan Design Group, which it acquired in 2025, according to its 10-K.

Her remit covers logistics, distribution centers, transportation and delivery services, and inventory replenishment and planning. She is vice chair of the Lowe’s Foundation and serves on the board of trustees of Queens University in Charlotte, North Carolina, according to her company biography.

Education

Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management

Executive development program

University of Oklahoma

Bachelor’s degree, Communication