BJ’s Wholesale Club Names Christopher Peterson to Board of Directors
WESTBOROUGH, MA - BJ’s Wholesale Club has named a new Director to its Board. Christopher Peterson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Newell Brands, will serve as Chair of the Board’s Audit Committee.
Prior to joining Newell Brands in 2018, Peterson was Chief Operating Officer at Revlon, Inc., where he helped lead the brand’s global supply chain, finance, and IT functions. Earlier in his career, he was President of Global Brands at Ralph Lauren. Before that, Peterson spent 20 years at Procter & Gamble in various roles of increasing responsibility. He has a B.S. from Cornell University in operations research and industrial engineering.
“We’re pleased to add Chris to our board and look forward to working with him moving forward,” said Christopher J. Baldwin, Chairman and CEO, BJ’s Wholesale Club, in a recent press release. “His extensive experience in the consumer goods industry and leading transformation programs will be extremely valuable as we continue to transform BJ’s Wholesale Club.”
The wholesaler also announced that Tommy Yin, an Associate at Leonard Green, left the Board. He joined in 2017.
“I also want to thank Tommy for his contributions to our company,” added Baldwin.
Congratulations to Christopher Peterson on this new position! AndNowUKnow will continue to keep its eyes on the newswire for any retail updates.
