Katy, Texas — Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors), a sports, outdoor and recreation lifestyle retailer, has appointed Ken C. Hicks as chairman and CEO. Departing CEO J.K. Symancyk is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity.
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Katy, Texas — Academy, Ltd. d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors, a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, has appointed Michael Mullican as chief financial officer, effective January 10, 2018. It is a position he has held on an interim basis since September 2017.
Katy, Texas — To support rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey, Texas-based Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors) has converted a section of its 500,000-square-foot headquarters into a unified command center and shelter that has housed more than 1,100 first responders.
Grand Rapids, Mich. — Meijer has appointed Rick Keyes as president. Keyes, who joined the company 26 years ago as a pharmacist in Columbus, Ohio, takes the reins of the Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer after J.K. Symancyk departed the company to join Academy Sports + Outdoors.