Union, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named Joe Hartsig as executive vice president, chief merchandising officer of Bed Bath & Beyond and president of Harmon Stores Inc., effective immediately. He joins the company from Walgreens.
Reporting directly to Bed Bath & Beyond’s president and CEO, Mark Tritton, Hartsig will be a key member of the senior leadership team. His responsibilities will include oversight of the company’s omni-channel merchandising, planning and owned brand strategies. As president of Harmon, Hartsig will also be responsible for developing the growth strategy for the cosmetics, health and beauty retailer, operating under the names Harmon, Harmon Face Values or Face Values.
“To rebuild our business, we need leaders of change,” says Mark Tritton, president & CEO. “Joe’s experience as one of the leading innovators in retail makes him perfectly suited to help reestablish our authority in the home, baby and beauty markets and we’re excited to welcome him to this critically important role.”
Hartsig has more than 30 years of experience in consumer brand development and retail merchandising, as a senior leader at some of the world’s largest and best-known consumer brands, including Walmart, Motorola and SC Johnson. Most recently, he served as senior vice president & chief merchandising officer at Walgreens, where he managed the front of store Retail Products division and drove transformational change.
SOURCE: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.