Flash ReportJCPenney Chairman and CEO Marvin R. Ellison to Leave for Lowe’s Coresight Research May 23, 2018 Executive Summary JCPenney’s Chairman and CEO Marvin R. Ellison has been appointed President and CEO of Lowe’s, effective July 2. Ellison will leave JCPenney on June 1. Ellison previously spent 12 years at Lowe’s biggest home-improvement rival, Home Depot. This document was generated for