BJ's Wholesale Club Names Robert W. Eddy EVP & CFO

BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. BJ announced today that Robert W. Eddy, BJ's Senior Vice President, Director of Finance, has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Cornel Catuna, BJ's Senior Vice President of Field Operations, has been named Executive Vice President of Club Operations. These management changes will be effective on January 30, 2011. The Company also announced the retirements, effective January 29, 2011, of Frank Forward, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Thomas F. Gallagher, Executive Vice President of Club Operations. Mr. Forward's retirement is a planned transition that has been under discussion since 2007, when Mr. Eddy joined the Company to help manage the Finance Division. Thomas Gallagher has decided to retire for health reasons.