US-based storage containers retailer the Container Store has announced a new organizational structure and senior management changes.
Melissa Reiff, who is the current president and COO of the Container, will become its CEO and Sharon Tindell will assume the role of the company's president, besides continuing in her current role as chief merchandising officer.
Under the new changes, the current CFO of the retailer Jodi Taylor will hold the additional responsibility as the chief administrative officer of the company.
While Melissa Collins has been named as the new CMO, Eva Gordon, Audrey Robertson and John Thrailkill have been chosen for the role of executive vice presidents in several capacities.
The management changes will take effect from 1 July 2016.
The Container Group chairman and CEO Kip Tindell said: "Succession planning has always been a huge priority and something that my mentors encouraged me to have a tremendous focus on - especially for such a culture-rich company like The Container Store.
"Thus, over the years, we've placed a great deal of energy on ensuring that the culture of our special company is protected and supported by a leadership team that will continue to operate the business through the lens of our Foundation Principles - our strategic business philosophies - and, with a focus on maintaining our employee-first culture.
"Our Board and I feel that this new structure and enhanced responsibilities will provide continuity coupled with renewed vigor and vision for innovation and excellence in bringing the Company to its full and amazing potential within this ever-changing world of retail, all while nurturing and developing a business where everyone associated with it can thrive."
The Container Store,a retailer of storage and organisation products, had opened its first store in 1978. Currently, it has 79 store in various locations across the US each with an average space of 25,000ft2. The Container Store currently offers over 11,000 products.
