Beyond Accelerating Transformation Appointing Marcus Lemonis as its Principal Executive Officer and Adrianne Lee as President & CFO
March 10 2025 - 7:00AM
Beyond, Inc. (NYSE:BYON), owner of Bed Bath & Beyond,
Overstock, and buybuy BABY announced today that its Board of
Directors appointed Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis to serve as
the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and appointed Adrianne
Lee to serve as its President & CFO.
Mr. Lemonis commented, “The last year has been about identifying
Beyond’s strategic priorities of delivering significant improvement
in the key metrics of Adjusted EBITDA, gross margin and reduced
fixed costs as well as unlocking the value of our blockchain
investments. We are committed to making money and returning this
business to growth and will not let any obstacles deter that goal.
This leadership team is best suited to carry out our mandate of
delivering profitable commerce.”
As part of these leadership transitions,
- Leah Putnam, former Vice President of Finance & Controller,
has been appointed Chief Accounting Officer;
- Alexander Thomas, former SVP of Finance and Corporate
Development, will now serve as Chief Operating Officer of Beyond;
and
- Dave Nielsen is no longer the Company’s President and PEO.
“I am honored to take on expanded responsibilities as President
& CFO,” said Ms. Lee. “Over the past year, I’ve had the
opportunity to work closely with the team and know what is needed
to accelerate change. I look forward to driving our strategic
priorities and positioning Beyond for long-term success.
Importantly, in the near-term, that means identifying and driving
tactics to return our core commerce business back to profitability
and extracting value from our blockchain investments. We announced
an important step today by committing to an annualized fixed cost
reduction of $15 million primarily related to our Technology
Transformation.”
Mr. Lemonis joined as a director of Beyond in October 2023 and
was appointed Chairman of the Board in December 2023. In February
2024, Mr. Lemonis assumed the role of Executive Chairman. Under the
expanded leadership role of Executive Chairman and Principal
Executive Officer, Mr. Lemonis will continue to drive the execution
of Beyond's strategic priorities of rebuilding a profitable
commerce business while leveraging innovative technology, strategic
partnerships and brand expansion to ultimately deliver growth.
Adrianne Lee, who has served as the Company’s Chief Financial
Officer for the past five years, will take on an expanded role of
President & CFO. In this capacity, Ms. Lee will work closely
with Mr. Lemonis to accelerate the Company on its path to
profitability to support future growth and success.
“Adrianne embodies the style of leadership this company will
excel with. A demanding expectation for performance, capital
allocation and an ever-changing customer experience,” said Lemonis.
“She leverages her extensive experience in finance, administration,
and corporate strategy, to demonstrate the kind of decisive
leadership I expect.”
About BeyondBeyond, Inc. (NYSE:BYON), based in
Murray, Utah, is an ecommerce focused affinity company that owns or
has ownership interests in various retail brands, offering a
comprehensive array of products and services that enable its
customers to unlock their homes’ potential through its vast data
cooperative. The Company currently owns Bed Bath & Beyond,
Overstock, and other related brands and websites. The Company
regularly posts information and updates on its Newsroom and
Investor Relations pages on its website, Beyond.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Such forward-looking statements include all statements other than
statements of historical fact, including but not limited to
statements regarding the impact of executive transitions, roles and
responsibilities, anticipated business results, profitability, and
strategies, anticipated cost reductions and their intended
benefits, and the timing of any of the foregoing. Actual results
could differ materially due to a variety of known and unknown
risks, uncertainties, and other important factors including but not
limited to those included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 25,
2025, and in our subsequent filings with the SEC.
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