At Home appointed veteran retail leader Brad Weston CEO, effective June 3.
With more than three decades of experience in retail, Weston most recently served as CEO of Party City Holdings, Inc. He led the transformation of Party City from an operations-driven wholesaler to a party supply retailer, and he improved customer satisfaction and store productivity throughout the pandemic, said At Home. He joined Party City in July 2019 as president of Party City Holdings Inc. and CEO of Party City Retail Group.
Previously, Weston served in leadership roles at Petco, including president and CEO from 2017-2018, president and chief merchandising officer from 2015-2017 and executive vice president and chief merchandising officer from 2011-2015.
“We are excited to welcome Brad, a proven leader with a distinguished track record of transforming and scaling world-class retail companies,” said Erik Ragatz, executive chairman of At Home. “Brad’s customer-centric vision and purpose-led leadership approach align perfectly with At Home’s culture and mission to enable everyone to make their house a home. As we enhance and expand our business, inspiring customers with a disruptive offering of a broad and differentiated selection of home and holiday products for every budget, Brad is the ideal person to drive At Home forward in our next chapter of growth.”
“It’s an honor and privilege to join At Home, a unique and influential brand with a long runway for growth,” Weston said. “At Home’s legacy as a disruptive retailer, offering inspirational looks across styles and categories at compelling prices remains a towering strength of the business. I look forward to working with the At Home team to build on the Company’s impressive foundation and unlock its tremendous potential in the home goods industry.”
Prior to joining Petco, Weston served as senior vice president and chief merchandising officer for Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Earlier in his career, Weston was senior vice president, general merchandise manager for May Merchandising Company and senior vice president, general merchandise manager for Robinsons-May.
Weston currently serves on the board of directors of Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. and Vera Bradley, Inc.
Jeff Evans, Jerry Murray and Ashey Sheetz will continue in their At Home leadership roles as president and chief merchandising officer, CFO and COO, respectively. Erik Ragatz, who has been serving as executive chairman, will move to chairman of the board of directors.
