WESTBOROUGH, MA - BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ's) has welcomed seasoned retail veteran Christopher J. Baldwin as its new President and Chief Operating Officer.

"I am very excited to welcome Chris to the BJ's team," Laura Sen, BJ's CEO, said, according to a press release. "Chris' record of excellence in leading large and successful organizations in the retail and consumer sectors will help us to build upon BJ's strong heritage of offering a distinctive shopping experience and deep value proposition to BJ's millions of loyal members."

Having held several leadership roles, including President of Snacks at Kraft Foods (Nabisco), President of North America at the Hershey Company, and several executive roles at Procter and Gamble, Baldwin brings more than 30 years of executive retail and consumer products industry experience to the position. Most recently, he operated over 1,300 fuel and convenience stores on the East Coast as CEO of Hess Retail Corporation prior to its sale to Marathon Petroleum Corporation.

"We are delighted to welcome Chris Baldwin to the BJ's team,” Cameron Breitner, Partner of CVC Capital Partners, said in the release. “Over a long career in the retail and consumer sectors, Chris has proven himself to be an outstanding and innovative leader at a number of great companies, and we expect him to make similar contributions at BJ's."

Baldwin is enthusiastic about the opportunity, saying that he feels both privileged and excited to joining the BJ’s team.

"BJ's operates a unique and well positioned model within the very exciting wholesale club retail channel,” he said. “I look forward to working with BJ's executives, team members, and its Board of Directors to help bring value to all our stakeholders."

Baldwin will responsible for a number of BJ’s operations, including:

• Merchandising
• Logistics
• Membership
• Marketing
• Club Operations

Baldwin will also join BJ’s Board of Directors, and steps in as acting President and COO effective September 8th.