UNION, N.J., Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed Bath &
Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) today announced that it has named
Nicole Cokley Dunlap as its Chief
Diversity Officer, who will lead the Company's diversity, equity
and inclusion (DE & I) strategy. Ms. Cokley Dunlap brings more than 25 years of
expertise to her role and will report directly to Lynda Markoe, EVP and Chief People and Culture
Officer. She will begin in her new role in September.
Ms. Cokley Dunlap comes to Bed
Bath & Beyond from Macy's Inc., where she held roles with
increasing levels of leadership responsibilities across
Bloomingdale's and Macy's Inc. in
human resources, employee giving, diversity and inclusion, and
store management. She served as Vice President of Diversity &
Inclusion Strategy since 2019 and built strategies that helped
drive diversity, engagement, performance, and business growth.
Before that, she was Bloomingdale's Vice President, Diversity &
Inclusion, Employee Giving and Human Resources Business Partner.
Ms. Cokley Dunlap also serves as
Co-President of BRAG, a non-profit organization that prepares and
educates people of color for executive leadership roles in retail,
fashion and related industries.
As part of its ESG strategy, Bed Bath & Beyond made a
commitment to become a Top 10 retail employer by 2030 by creating
an equitable, inclusive work environment where all associates feel
at home and can thrive. The Company has set diversity, equity, and
inclusion goals to reach at least 50% women representation and at
least 25% racial and/or ethnic diversity at all levels by this
time. Ms. Cokley Dunlap will oversee
the strategy and execution of these goals as well as partner across
the enterprise to build stronger relationships with customer
communities and diverse business vendors. Nicole's focus on
implementing programs that drive inclusion and belonging will
further advance the Company's people-powered focus as well as
create and sustain its talent engine.
Ms. Markoe commented, "Nicole is a consummate leader with
tremendous relationships and expertise in DE & I and will help
us deliver change that is needed within our company and the
communities we serve. Building our community, both inside and
outside the company, is of paramount importance as we execute
against Bed Bath & Beyond's transformation plans. One of our
five key practices in our strategic transformation framework is
championing diversity and community, and we are pleased to appoint
a Chief Diversity Officer as talented and proven as Nicole."
Ms. Cokley Dunlap said, "As a
values-driven company, I am excited to be a part of Bed Bath
and Beyond's transformation to advance the DE&I
goals. With an emphasis on associates, customers and
communities, I look forward to working across the organization to
optimize DE&I initiatives to drive innovation and business
results.
About Bed Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond
Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an omnichannel
retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home. The
Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby,
Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a
partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores
in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.
The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com,
bedbathandbeyond.ca, buybuybaby.com,
buybuybaby.ca, harmondiscount.com, facevalues.com,
and decorist.com.
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