Quonta Vance

Executive Vice President, Stores Lowe’s

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Quonta Vance became Executive Vice President of Stores at Lowe’s in September 2026, leading the almost 300,000 associates in its stores and responsible for stores, operations engineering, real estate, facilities and aviation. He joined Lowe’s in 2019 as president of its North division, then served as general merchandising manager for building products and as senior vice president of transportation and final mile, overseeing Pro fulfillment, transportation, parcel shipping and delivery. From 2023 to 2026 he led the Pro and home services business. Before Lowe’s he spent 17 years at The Home Depot, rising from store manager to Mid-Atlantic regional vice president, after starting at Target. He took over stores from Joseph McFarland, who moved to the Pro role Vance had held.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President, Stores, at Lowe’s since September 2026.
• Executive Vice President, Pro and Home Services, 2023 to 2026.
• Senior Vice President, Transportation and Final Mile, 2022 to 2023.
• Division President for Lowe’s North division, 2019 to 2021.
• Mid-Atlantic regional vice president at The Home Depot.

Professional Journey

Vance earned a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, according to Lowe’s. He was an executive team lead at Target and then joined The Home Depot, where he held store manager and district manager roles and became Mid-Atlantic regional vice president; the 10-K dates his Home Depot service from February 2001 to May 2018.

He joined Lowe’s in May 2019 as a division president responsible for sales, service and operations across all stores in the North division. In January 2021 he became senior vice president and general merchandising manager for building products, and in November 2022 senior vice president of transportation and final mile, leading Pro fulfillment, domestic and international transportation, parcel shipping, command center operations and final mile delivery.

In June 2023 he was named executive vice president of Pro and home services, responsible for the day-to-day execution and direction of those two pillars of the business. On 1 September 2026 he became executive vice president of stores, succeeding Joseph McFarland, who took over Pro and home services. Lowe’s 10-K describes its Total Home strategy, updated in December 2024, as resting on five pillars: driving Pro penetration, accelerating online sales, expanding home services, creating a loyalty ecosystem and increasing space productivity.

As head of stores he leads almost 300,000 associates and is responsible for all stores, operations engineering, real estate, facilities and aviation. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, according to his company biography. 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.

Education

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Bachelor’s degree, English