Gregg Steinhafel, Target CEO, checks out Black Friday sale items after Target opens its doors on in Bloomington, Minn. (Janet Hostetter/AP images for Target)

May 5 (Bloomberg) — Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Gregg Steinhafel, dogged by a holiday-season data breach that exposed the personal information of tens of millions of shoppers, will step down as chairman, president and CEO.

John Mulligan, Target’s chief financial officer, will serve as interim CEO while the company seeks a permanent replacement, according to a statement today. Board member Roxanne Austin, a former DirecTV executive, will be interim chairwoman.

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