Westborough, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. has appointed Lee Delaney as executive vice president, chief growth officer, effective May 9, 2016. Delaney will be responsible for the company’s merchandising and supply chain organization, and will report directly to BJ’s president and CEO, Chris Baldwin.
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Denver — Tom Ryan, a Smashburger co-founder and food industry icon, will assume the role of chief brand officer, spearheading brand evolution as the company expands its operations and global ambitions. Ryan and partner Rick Schaden co-founded Smashburger in 2007; Ryan has since served as chief concept officer.
Canton, Mass. — Paul Twohig, president of Dunkin’ Donuts U.S. and Canada, has decided to retire at the end of the first quarter of 2017. Dunkin’ Brands, the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, plans to name a successor before the end of the year.
Oakland, N.J. — Amerlux has appointed Ted des Enfants to vice president of commercial lighting sales. In his new position, he oversees the commercial sales team including the firm’s network of sales agencies across North America while upgrading support for agents, specifiers and customers to exceed the latest in service requirements, and create new programs that are user-friendly, scalable and will satisfy their lighting needs.
Kansas City, Mo. — Beth Ward, managing director of Hallmark’s Asia Pacific procurement organization, has been named senior vice president – supply chain, effective April 1, 2016. Ward will replace Pete Burney who retired after 25 years with the company.
Fort Worth, Texas — RadioShack has hired Dene Rogers to join the company as president and CEO on May 9, 2016. He has previously served as CEO of Target Australia and CEO of Sears Canada, which he led to become Canada’s largest and most profitable online retailer. At RadioShack, Rogers will focus on positioning RadioShack’s unique omni-channel platform for long term growth. Rogers will also serve on RadioShack’s board of directors.
Oakland, N.J. — Amerlux has appointed John Mamo to vice president of global sales. In his new role, Mamo engages closely with international accounts that are positioned in established and rapidly growing emerging markets, including specialty retailers, major department stores, hospitality accounts, grocery retailers and mall developers throughout Europe, Mexico, Asia, the Middle East, and Central and South America.
Boise, Idaho — Albertsons Companies has appointed the current president of its Denver division, Susan Morris, to the position of executive vice president of retail operations over its East region. Morris is filling the vacancy created when Kelly Griffith announced earlier this month that he would be leaving the company.