BJâs Wholesale Club Chief Executive Dies Unexpectedly
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Lee Delaney joined BJâs in 2016 as executive vice president and chief growth officer, and he became chief executive last year.Credit...Gretchen Ertl/Associated Press
Lee Delaney, the president and chief executive of BJâs Wholesale Club, died unexpectedly on Thursday of âpresumed natural causes,â according to a statement released Friday by the company. He was 49.
âWe are shocked and profoundly saddened by the passing of Lee Delaney,â said Christopher J. Baldwin, the companyâs executive chairman, said in a statement. âLee was a brilliant and humble leader who cared deeply for his colleagues, his family and his community.â