Dallas — Lennox International Inc. has appointed Gary Bedard as executive vice president, president and COO of its Worldwide Refrigeration business, effective October 16, 2017. Bedard succeeds David Moon who is leaving LII at year end.
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Shanghai — Yum China Holdings, Inc.’s chief executive officer, Micky Pant, will transition to vice chairman and senior advisor. Joey Wat, who currently serves as president and chief operating officer, will succeed Pant as CEO of Yum China. The succession plan will take effect on March 1, 2018.
Dublin, Calif. — Ross Stores has recently opened 30 Ross Dress for Less® and 10 dd’s DISCOUNTS® stores across 22 different states in September and October. These new locations complete the company’s store growth plans for fiscal 2017. (Ross added 96 new stores total in 2017.)
Atlanta — Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading fast-casual cafe concept, has appointed five industry veterans to the company’s corporate leadership team: Rob Collins as chief marketing officer, Pete Ward as general counsel, Paul Marsden as chief financial officer, Jaime Denney as senior vice president of operations and Cheryl Fletcher as vice president of franchise development strategy.
Seattle — On October 3, 2017, Nordstrom, Inc. opened its newest Los Angeles full-line store at Westfield Century City, a re-location from Westside Pavilion. The store offers a new store design and new customer services. Also on October 3 in West Hollywood, the retailer launched Nordstrom Local, a neighborhood hub where customers can access the company’s best services in a convenient, central location.
Syracuse, N.Y. — CoreLife Eatery, an active lifestyle restaurant with a healthy concept that has crazed the nation, is continuing its aggressive expansion with the addition of 40 new stores by the end of 2018, including 20 units in the brand’s home state of New York.
McKees Rocks, Pa. — General Pipe Cleaners, a division of General Wire Spring, has named Dave Dunbar as national sales manager, effective October 2, 2017. A 21-year veteran of General, Dunbar succeeds Andy Zelazny, who retired at the end of September after 40 years with the company.
Nashville, Tenn. — Captain D’s has promoted Summer Sims to director of operations. In her new role, Sims will oversee the operations and financial responsibilities of Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Arkansas territories and help to hire and develop talented professionals for these areas.
San Francisco — The Gymboree Corporation has successfully completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 as a new corporation under the name Gymboree Group, Inc., which has eliminated more than $900 million of debt from its balance sheet and is right-sizing its store footprint.