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Christopher J. Baldwin currently serves as Chairman of BJ’s Wholesale Club. Mr. Baldwin joined BJ’s in September 2015 and most recently served as Executive Chairman. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer from 2016 to 2019.

Before joining BJ’s, he was Chief Executive Officer of Hess Retail Corporation, a spin-off of Hess Corporation (“Hess Retail”) from 2010 to 2015. Under Mr. Baldwin’s leadership, Hess Retail operated more than 1,300 convenience stores and served over a million customers daily. Before joining Hess Retail, he held executive roles at Kraft Foods from 2007 to 2010, and The Hershey Company from 2004 to 2007.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Baldwin held various roles at Nabisco and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Baldwin serves on the board of the National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association. Mr. Baldwin is also active in the community, serving as an executive board member at Harlem Lacrosse, a school-based nonprofit that provides educational intervention, leadership training and lacrosse for at-risk youth. Mr. Baldwin graduated from Siena College in Loudonville, New York with a B.S. in Economics.