BJ's Wholesale Names Christopher Baldwin President And CEO, Effective Feb. 1

(RTTNews) - BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. (BJ), an operator of membership warehouse clubs , said Christopher Baldwin, its President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Laura Sen, who is assuming the role of Non-Executive Chairman. The appointment is effective February 1, 2016.

Baldwin will assume responsibility for the ongoing operations of BJ's, while Sen will join BJ's other Board Members in setting the long term strategic direction of the company. Baldwin will report to the company's Board of Directors. Both he and Sen will remain members of the BJ's Board.

Baldwin joined BJ's in September as President and Chief Operating Officer. He brought more than 30 years of experience as an executive in the retail and consumer products industries.

Before joining BJ's, he was CEO of Hess Retail Corp., prior to its successful sale to Marathon Petroleum Corp. Before joining Hess, Baldwin served in a variety of executive level roles at Kraft Foods (Nabisco), The Hershey Co., and Procter and Gamble.