Bed Bath & Beyond CEO and leadership

Mr. Tritton has over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, including most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Target Corporation, where he was instrumental in transforming the omni-channel shopping experience. He has end-to-end retail industry experience in merchandising, design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution at some of the world’s leading iconic retailers and brands. In addition to Target, this includes Nordstrom, Inc., Timberland LLC and Nike, Inc.

Mr. Tritton is a native of Australia, and holds a Bachelor of Education in English and History from the University of Sydney.

Xavier Wilders is a Cofounder, CTO at Bed Bath & Beyond and is based in London, United Kingdom. He has worked as EF5 cohort member at Entrepreneur First, Software Developer at Labolife España S.A., and Software Developer at REBELLION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED. Xavier attended University of Oxford between 2011 and 2015.

Arnal joins the Company following his previous role as Group CFO of Avon, prior to which he held senior positions at Walgreens Boots Alliance and Procter & Gamble. Bed Bath & Beyond's current CFO & Treasurer Robyn D'Elia is departing the Company.

John Hartmann is a Board Member at Boyd Group Services Inc, Independent Director at Boyd Group Inc/The, and Board Member at True Value Company and is based in Greater New York City Area. He has worked as Independent Director at AMERIGAS PARTNERS LP; Chief Operating Officer, HD Supply Plumbing/HVAC at HD SUPPLY HOLDINGS, INC.; and Supervisory Special Agent at Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). John studied at Emory University Goizueta Business School between 2003 and 2004, Syracuse University College of Law between 1985 and 1988, and Rochester Institute of Technology between 1981 and 1985.

Proactive executive with multiple successes as a serial c-level leader of profitable digital transformations generating incremental revenue of 3x to 5x. Achievements are based on depth and breadth of digital experience, business acumen, technical understanding and knowledge, team building, collaboration, and proven adaptability. Unique ability to engage consumers across platforms through creative strategic storytelling grounded in keen consumer insights. Highly agile leader focused on the velocity of adopting existing and emerging technologies to create powerful and differentiated consumer experiences that propel profitable revenue growth. Responsibilities have spanned business and customer strategy, M&A integration, omni-channel operations P&L, product development and merchandising, enterprise architecture, technology innovation, software development, risk management and data analytics. Experienced in both public and PE-backed companies.

Xavier Wilders is a Cofounder, CTO at Bed Bath & Beyond and is based in London, United Kingdom. He has worked as EF5 cohort member at Entrepreneur First, Software Developer at Labolife España S.A., and Software Developer at REBELLION DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED. Xavier attended University of Oxford between 2011 and 2015.

Mr. Tritton has over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, including most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer at Target Corporation, where he was instrumental in transforming the omni-channel shopping experience. He has end-to-end retail industry experience in merchandising, design, manufacturing, marketing and distribution at some of the world’s leading iconic retailers and brands. In addition to Target, this includes Nordstrom, Inc., Timberland LLC and Nike, Inc.

Mr. Tritton is a native of Australia, and holds a Bachelor of Education in English and History from the University of Sydney.