BJ's promotes Sen to president
BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. announced today that Laura Sen has been named president and chief operating officer and elected to the company's board of directors.
Sen, who will be responsible for all day-to-day operations, is a 15-year BJ's veteran who is currently executive vice president of merchandising and logistics, said the Natick-based operator of a chain of 177 club stores.
While BJ's reported a 3 percent increase in December sales at stores open at least a year, the chain has been seemingly under pressure from larger rivals such as Costco Wholesale Corp. and Sam's Clubs, part of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
In late 2006, BJ's previous chief executive abruptly resigned.
According to the company, Sen, 51, played key roles in growing BJ's from an early stage business to a Fortune 500 company; she joined BJ's in 1989 and served as executive vice president of merchandising and logistics from 1997 to 2003, and she returned to the company in January 2007.
Herb Zarkin, BJ's 69-year-old chairman and chief executive, retains a number of key responsibilities, including leading the company's strategic planning, management succession, and chain expansion efforts, said BJ's, adding that he will continue to work closely with Sen and the senior management team.
"Laura Sen has been an important part of BJ's success through most of its history, and she has broad experience that will be tremendously important to its future," Zarkin said in a statement. "I look forward to working with Laura as she assumes additional responsibilities through an orderly transition of leadership. She is surrounded by an outstanding team with a proven record of success."
BJ's also announced several other management changes today.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)
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