Joe Hartsig has more than 30 years of experience in consumer brand development and retail merchandising. As the Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer of Bed Bath & Beyond, he is responsible for overseeing all omni-channel merchandising, planning and owned brand strategies, including developing and implementing the company’s new product strategy. Mr. Hartsig also serves as President of Harmon Stores, a national retail leader in the beauty and wellness markets. He previously served as Senior Vice President & Chief Merchandising Officer at Walgreens, where he managed the front of store Retail Products division and drove transformational change. At Walgreens, he managed a team of over 500 merchandising, planning and field team employees across a variety of categories, in addition to leading the owned brand organization and e-commerce and digital merchandising strategies, which helped to advance the company’s omni-channel capabilities. He has previously served as a senior leader at some of the world’s largest and best-known consumer brands, including Walmart, Motorola and SC Johnson. He currently serves on the board of directors for both Acosta, Inc., a leading national sales and marketing agency, as well as Boys Hope Girls Hope, a non-profit organization helping provide education and housing to under-privileged students.

Mr. Hartsig holds a bachelor’s degree from Hillsdale College and a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

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