SECAUCUS, N.J., March 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitamin Shoppe,
Inc. (NYSE: VSI) (the "Company"), an omni-channel, specialty
retailer of nutritional products, today announced that Bill
Wafford resigned from his current position as Executive Vice
President - Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective
April 5, 2019, in order to take a
position as Chief Financial Officer at J. C. Penney Company,
Inc.
In connection with Mr. Wafford's resignation, the Company will
name Charles Knight as the Company's
Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Knight, 54, currently
serves as the Company's Senior Vice President – Chief Accounting
Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Knight was employed at
Toys "R" Us, Inc. since 1990, and has held positions of increasing
responsibility, most recently as Senior Vice President-Corporate
Controller (2010-2018). Prior to joining Toys "R" Us, he was
a Senior Accountant at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 1986. Mr.
Knight received a Bachelor degree in accounting from Fairfield University (Connecticut), and is a Certified Public
Accountant.
Commenting on the CFO changes, Sharon Leite, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer stated, "We greatly appreciate the
contributions Bill has made during his time at the Vitamin Shoppe
and we wish him the very best in his new position. We are
excited for Chuck to take on this new role as Interim CFO.
His solid finance and accounting experience is key as we work to
drive the Company's financial and operating performance. "
About the Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI)
Vitamin Shoppe is an omni-channel, specialty retailer of
nutritional products based in Secaucus,
New Jersey. In its stores and on its website, the Company
carries a comprehensive retail assortment including: vitamins,
minerals, specialty supplements, herbs, sports nutrition,
homeopathic remedies, green living products, and beauty aids. In
addition to offering products from approximately 700 national
brands, the Vitamin Shoppe also carries products under The Vitamin
Shoppe ® , BodyTech ® ,
True Athlete ® ,
MyTrition ® , plnt ® ,
ProBioCare ® , and Next
Step ® brands. The Vitamin Shoppe conducts
business through more than 750 company-operated retail stores under
The Vitamin Shoppe and Super Supplements retail banners, and
through its website, www.vitaminshoppe.com. Follow the Vitamin
Shoppe on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/THEVITAMINSHOPPE and
on Twitter at http://twitter.com/VitaminShoppe.
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