Following the untimely and unexpected passing of Lee Delaney, CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club, the Board has announced a series of promotions and reassignments of responsibility.

Bob Eddy, CFO and Interim CEO was confirmed permanently as CEO and president and will serve on the  Board of Directors.  Laura Felice, currently a Senior Vice President and Controller has been appointed Executive Vice President and CFO replacing Eddy.  Paul Cichocki has been named Executive Vice President, and Chief Commercial Officer responsible for merchandising, membership, marketing and analytics.  Bill Werner was promoted to an Executive Vice President Strategy and Development and will be responsible for marketing expansion and strategic initiatives.

Bob Eddy joined BJ’s in 2007 and has been the CFO since 2011 advancing to Chief Administrative Officer in 2018.  He has considerable experience in retail and consumer products and with the auditing and business advisory practice of Price Waterhouse.  He chaired the Financial Executive's Council of the National Retail Federation from 2013 through 2017.

In a statement issued following the announcement, Eddy noted "in the last year we have truly transformed our business by every measure, and we continue to accelerate our strategic initiatives".  He added, "I am honored and humbled to lead this growing company and great team. We are a much stronger and better company today than we were at the time of our IPO in 2018".