CEO abruptly exits major area retailer

Shelley Broader had been president, CEO and on the board of Chico’s FAS since 2015.

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  • | 5:51 p.m. April 24, 2019
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Bonnie Brooks has been on the Chico's FAS board since 2016.
Bonnie Brooks has been on the Chico's FAS board since 2016.
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FORT MYERS — Women’s retailer Chico’s FAS, one of the largest companies in Southwest Florida, has named an interim CEO in the wake of former CEO and president Shelley Broader’s immediate resignation.

Bonnie Brooks, a Chico’s board member since 2016 and former CEO and president of retail conglomerate Hudson’s Bay, was named interim CEO, effective April 24, according to a statement.

 

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