At Home Group Inc. chosen Brad Weston, a seasoned retail executive, to change into the house furnishings chain’s latest CEO. He’ll bring greater than three a long time of experience to the role, including multiple CEO and board positions.
Weston is scheduled to take over as chief executive on June 3. He follows Lee Bird, who retired as At Home’s CEO in December.
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Brad Weston, incoming CEO of At Home | Source: At Home
“We’re excited to welcome Brad, a proven leader with a distinguished track record of reworking and scaling world-class retail corporations,” said Erik Ragatz, executive chairman of At Home. “Brad’s customer-centric vision and purpose-led leadership approach align perfectly with At Home’s culture and mission to enable everyone to make their house a house.”
Ragatz will transition from his current role as executive chairman to chairman of At Home’s board of directors as West arrives. Meanwhile, Weston will join an executive team that otherwise consists of Jeff Evans, its president and chief merchandising officer; Jerry Murray, chief financial officer; and Ashley Sheetz, chief operating officer. They’re all expected to remain on, At Home announced.
“As we enhance and expand our business, inspiring customers with a disruptive offering of a broad and differentiated number of home and holiday products for each budget, Brad is the perfect person to drive At Home forward in our next chapter of growth,” Ragatz stated.
Brad Weston’s retail profession before joining At Home
Prior to accepting the chief executive position at At Home, Weston served as CEO of Party City Holdings, where he was also a board member. He began there in July 2019 as president of Party City Holdings Inc. and CEO of Party City Retail Group. He stayed on, leading the corporate through the COVID-19 pandemic until 2023 when Party City filed for bankruptcy and closed many underperforming stores.
Party City Holdings is No. 311 within the Top 1000. The Top 1000 database is Digital Commerce 360’s rating of the most important North American online retailers by web sales. Digital Commerce 360 categorizes Newegg as a Specialty retailer.
Weston held the president and CEO titles at Petco, having also served because the pet supply retailer’s chief merchandising officer. At Home noted Weston’s attention to pet wellness, latest store formats and omnichannel capabilities during his time there, helping Petco to scale.
As well as, Weston previously worked at Dick’s Sporting Goods as senior vice chairman and chief merchandising officer. Earlier in his profession, he held other roles at May Merchandising Company and Robinsons-May. He still serves on boards for Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. and Vera Bradley, Inc.
“It’s an honor and privilege to affix At Home, a novel and influential brand with a protracted runway for growth,” said Weston. “At Home’s legacy as a disruptive retailer, offering inspirational looks across styles and categories at compelling prices, stays a towering strength of the business.”
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