Bruce Thorn, most recently President and COO of Tailored Brands, has been named CEO of Big Lots. Following a transition period with Tailored Brands, Thorn is expected to be formally appointed to the new position at the end of September, when he also will be appointed as a director. Thorn succeeds David Campisi, who retired from the company back in April 2018.
Thorn joined Tailored Brands in 2015 as EVP and COO. Before that, he held various enterprise-level roles with PetSmart since 2007, most recently as EVP, Store Operations, Services and Supply Chain. Thorn also has held several leadership positions with Gap, Cintas Corp, and LESCO.
“Bruce Thorn is a strong strategic thinker in addition to being an accomplished retail executive and operator,” said Cynthia Jamison, Chair of the Nominating, Corporate Governance Committee and of the Board’s search committee in a statement. “Bruce’s combination of strategic vision, leadership skills and history of operational success impressed all of us and the search firm that we used in the process. We believe that he will be able to build on the Company’s transformation into a community retailer while also nimbly navigating the rapidly changing and disrupted retail environment.”
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