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Robert W. Eddy
Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
5 yr
23 reports
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. ·BJ
Post-2024 reorg split operations and supply chain at the top
Retailing · Fortune #207 · Divisional structure · 33K employees · Marlborough, MA
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7
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 8)
2.6
Avg span
moderate
3
Max depth
3 levels
3.7 yr
Avg tenure
stable vs FY2024
14%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2026-01-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$21.5B
Operating income
$817M
Net income
$578M
Total assets
$7.5B
Shares out
130M
Sourced from BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 10-K · filed 2026-03-12 ↗ View on SEC
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Post-2024, BJ’s Wholesale Club operates with a distinctive split between operations and supply chain, both reporting to the CEO. This page maps the full executive structure, key teams, leadership changes, and compares BJ’s governance and span of control with retail peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Scott Schmadeke joined as EVP & Chief Operations Officer
Appointed COO effective November 12, 2024.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
- Add Chief Digital Officer Create a Chief Digital Officer role reporting to the CEO to consolidate e-commerce, data, and digital product ownership.
- Reintegrate Supply Chain under COO Move the Chief Supply Chain Officer to report to the COO, reducing CEO span and reuniting execution functions.
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The people
Who's running this
7 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Paul Cichocki
Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer
Merchandising & Marketing
6 yr
4 reports
Laura L. Felice
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Finance
5 yr
3 reports
Scott Schmadeke
Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer
Operations
1 yr
3 reports
Krystyna Kostka
Executive Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer
Supply Chain
1 yr
3 reports
William (Bill) Werner
Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development
Corporate Strategy
5 yr
2 reports
Graham N. Luce
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Legal
3 yr
2 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 6 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Bob Eddy $13.6M
- Base salary
- $1.35M
- Stock awards
- $9.50M
- Non-equity incentive
- $2.41M
- Other
- $345K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Laura Felice $4.0M
- Base salary
- $750K
- Stock awards
- $2.50M
- Non-equity incentive
- $651K
- Other
- $86K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Paul Cichocki $5.1M
- Base salary
- $900K
- Stock awards
- $3.00M
- Non-equity incentive
- $920K
- Other
- $278K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Jeff Desroches $2.3M
- Base salary
- $546K
- Stock awards
- $1.50M
- Non-equity incentive
- $153K
- Other
- $87K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Bill Werner $2.4M
- Base salary
- $575K
- Stock awards
- $1.30M
- Non-equity incentive
- $441K
- Other
- $82K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
Graham Luce $2.0M
- Base salary
- $550K
- Stock awards
- $1.02M
- Non-equity incentive
- $393K
- Other
- $65K
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
5×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Stock ownership guidelines expressed as multiples of base salary or cash retainer.
| Holder | Shares | % of class |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Eddy | 1.04M | <1% |
| Laura Felice | 218K | <1% |
| Paul Cichocki | 216K | <1% |
| Bill Werner | 69K | <1% |
| Graham Luce | 18K | <1% |
The businesses
How BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Club & Gas Operations
22K employees
EVP & Chief Operations Officer (Scott Schmadeke)
Oversees warehouse clubs, gas stations, real estate, and in-club execution.
Merchandising & Marketing
3K employees
EVP & Chief Commercial Officer (Paul Cichocki)
Responsible for merchandising, pricing, private brands, marketing, and membership.
Supply Chain
5K employees
EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer (Krystyna Kostka)
Manages procurement, distribution centers, logistics, and inventory flow.
Finance
800 employees
EVP & Chief Financial Officer (Laura L. Felice)
Handles financial reporting, FP&A, treasury, and accounting.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
The most distinctive feature of BJ’s Wholesale Club’s structure is the 2024–2025 split of operations and supply chain into two separate C-suite roles reporting directly to the CEO.
Following Jeff Desroches’ departure, BJ’s appointed a new COO while simultaneously elevating a standalone Chief Supply Chain Officer, increasing CEO span and functional specialization.
The organization is otherwise a classic retail divisional model: merchandising and marketing are consolidated under a Chief Commercial Officer, while club operations, gas, and real estate execution sit under the COO. Finance, strategy, and legal remain centralized, with limited matrixing.
This design prioritizes execution discipline and supply reliability as BJ’s scales new clubs and gas stations, but it results in a relatively wide CEO span and heavier coordination demands at the top compared with peers that keep supply chain under operations.
- COO and CSCO both report directly to the CEO
- Chairman and CEO roles are combined
- Commercial functions fully consolidated under one executive
The comparison
How BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. stacks up
Compared with Costco and Sam’s Club, BJ’s maintains a more functionally explicit C-suite, particularly with a separate Chief Supply Chain Officer. Costco operates with a flatter, operations-centric model and fewer C-suite titles, while Walmart embeds supply chain deeper within operations. BJ’s structure more closely …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
3 levels
4 levels
6 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. — no COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the 2024 operations reorganization that split operations and supply chain into two separate C-suite roles.
- new
- departedJeff Desroches EVP & Chief Operations Officer
Resigned effective November 5, 2024; remained as executive advisor through April 2, 2025.
Source - Date not confirmed newKrystyna Kostka Chief Supply Chain Officer
Appointed as standalone CSCO in November 2024 as part of operations reorganization.
Source
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
10-K filed 2026-03-12
- CEO
- Robert W. Eddy
- CEO span
- 7
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 3.7 yr
Operations and supply chain leadership split following 2024 COO transition.
Named executive officers (5)
- Robert W. Eddy - CEO since 2021
- Laura L. Felice - CFO since 2021
- Paul Cichocki - Chief Commercial Officer since 2020
- William Werner - Strategy & Development since 2021
- Graham Luce - General Counsel since 2023
FY2024
10-K filed 2025-03-14
- CEO
- Robert W. Eddy
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.2 yr
COO role still consolidated operations and supply chain.
Named executive officers (5)
- Robert W. Eddy - CEO since 2021
- Laura L. Felice - CFO since 2021
- Paul Cichocki - Chief Commercial Officer since 2020
- Jeff Desroches - COO since 2018
- William Werner - Strategy & Development since 2021
FY2023
10-K filed 2024-03-18
- CEO
- Robert W. Eddy
- CEO span
- 6
- C-suite
- 6
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yr
Stable leadership team with unified operations model.
Named executive officers (5)
- Robert W. Eddy - CEO since 2021
- Laura L. Felice - CFO since 2021
- Paul Cichocki - Chief Commercial Officer since 2020
- Jeff Desroches - COO since 2018
- William Werner - Strategy & Development since 2021
Year-over-year changes
BJ’s reorganized operations leadership, increasing CEO span and separating supply chain from operations.
- CEO span: 6 → 7
- C-suite size: 6 → 6
- Avg tenure: 4.2 → 3.7 yr
- departed Jeff Desroches - Chief Operations Officer (Form 8-K, Nov 12 2024)
- new Scott Schmadeke - Chief Operations Officer (Form 8-K, Nov 12 2024)
The board
Board of directors
10 directors. 9 of 10 independent (90%). Source: most recent DEF 14A.
Robert W. Eddy
Chair Inside
Chairman & CEO, BJ’s Wholesale Club
Steve Ortega
Lead Indep. Independent
Former Chairman & CEO, Leslie’s Inc.
Also on: Leslie’s Inc., James Avery Artisan Jewelry
Ken Parent
Independent
Former President, Pilot Flying J
Also on: Westrock Coffee
Chris Peterson
Independent
CEO, Newell Brands
Also on: Newell Brands
Darryl Brown
Independent
Corporate Director
Michelle Gloeckler
Independent
Retail Executive
Also on: Holley Inc.
Maile Naylor
Independent
Former Investment Officer, MFS
Also on: Leslie’s Inc., Laird Superfood
Marie Robinson
Independent
Former EVP, Sysco
Rob Steele
Independent
Corporate Director
Dave Burwick
Independent
Executive Officer, Spindrift Beverage Co.
The board, organized
Board committees
3 standing committees. Audit and Compensation must be 100% independent under SEC rules; the rest vary.
Audit Committee
100% independent
- Chris Peterson Chair
- Maile Naylor
- Steve Ortega
- Marie Robinson
- Rob Steele
Compensation Committee
100% independent
- Ken Parent Chair
- Darryl Brown
- Steve Ortega
- Chris Peterson
Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
100% independent
- Darryl Brown Chair
- Dave Burwick
- Michelle Gloeckler
- Maile Naylor
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of BJ’s Wholesale Club?
Robert W. Eddy has served as Chairman, President, and CEO since April 2021.
What type of organizational structure does BJ’s Wholesale Club use?
BJ’s uses a divisional retail structure with centralized functional leadership.
How many direct reports does BJ’s Wholesale Club's CEO have?
The CEO currently has seven direct reports.
How has BJ’s Wholesale Club's leadership changed recently?
In late 2024, BJ’s replaced its COO and created a standalone Chief Supply Chain Officer role.
Does BJ’s Wholesale Club have a COO?
Yes. Scott Schmadeke has served as Chief Operations Officer since November 2024.
Sources
- Form 8-K, Nov 12, 2024
- SEC EDGAR: BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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