NATICK, Mass.–BJ’s Wholesale Club has named Laura Sen chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. Sen succeeds Herb Zarkin.
The management changes were part of a planned succession. Zarkin will remain chairman of the board of directors, according to a BJ’s statement.
Sen has served as BJ’s president and chief operating officer since January 2008. She will retain the president title and continue to serve on the board of directors.
Sen joined BJ’s in 1989, then left the company in 2003 as executive vice president of merchandising. She returned to the warehouse club chain in 2003.