Seasoned finance executive brings more than a decade of public-company leadership experience across accounting, financial planning, SEC reporting, M&A and operational finance

NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (NYSE: BBBY) today announced the appointment of Jill Windrum, CPA, as Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer. Windrum joins the Company as Bed Bath & Beyond continues to integrate its businesses, strengthen financial discipline, and build the infrastructure required to support its next phase of growth.

Windrum brings almost 25 years of financial and accounting expertise, with over half of that time in public-company finance leadership experience spanning executive financial leadership, accounting, financial planning and analysis, SEC reporting, M&A and operational finance. She has served in multiple CFO roles, including as Chief Financial Officer of Maxar Technologies’ approximately $500 million U.S. Government business, CFO of its $1 billion Earth Intelligence business and Interim Chief Financial Officer of Maxar during its acquisition by Advent International.

During more than a decade at Maxar (now known as Vantor), Windrum also led technical accounting and external financial reporting, bringing deep expertise in public-company reporting, controls and complex accounting matters. She later joined DHI Group as Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis and Revenue Operations. Windrum began her career at KPMG, including serving as a Director in the firm’s Department of Professional Practice within its National Office, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

“We are building a company that demands financial rigor, operating discipline and accountability at every level, and that requires exceptional people with real subject matter expertise,” said Marcus Lemonis, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. “Jill represents exactly the caliber of leader we want on this team. She has the technical foundation, public-company experience and operating judgment to help us execute at a higher level. We will continue building a world-class finance and accounting organization with deep subject matter expertise across supply chain and inventory, SG&A and consolidation synergies, real estate, omnichannel economics, financial systems and controls, and capital allocation. The goal is simple: better information, better decisions and better financial outcomes.”

As Chief Accounting Officer and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Windrum will help lead the Company’s accounting and financial reporting organization while partnering across the enterprise on financial planning, controls, integration, process improvement, and the continued development of a scalable finance organization.

About Bed Bath & Beyond

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (NYSE:BBBY) is an omni channel-focused retailer with an affinity model that owns or has ownership interests in various retail brands, offering a comprehensive array of products and services that enable its customers to enhance everyday life through quality, style, and value. The Company currently owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, buybuy BABY, and Kirkland's and Kirkland's Home, and now SFV Services and The Container Store, as well as other related brands and websites and a blockchain asset portfolio inclusive of tZERO, GrainChain, and other assets. The Company regularly posts information and updates on its Newsroom and Investor Relations pages on its website, bedbathandbeyond.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include all statements other than statements of historical fact, including but not limited to: anticipated business results, profitability, financial outcomes and strategies; the expected impact of executive transitions, roles, and responsibilities; the Company’s market opportunity; and expected benefits from any of the foregoing. Additional information regarding factors that could materially affect results and the accuracy of the forward-looking statements contained herein may be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and in the Company’s subsequent filings with the SEC.

Fonte: Business Wire