Belk Taps Don Hendricks as CEO, Replacing Nir Patel

Belk has tapped Don Hendricks as CEO, effective immediately. Hendricks joined Belk in 2016 and served as interim CEO since May 2022, when the company’s former CEO Nir Patel left after a nearly one-year stint in the top job. Hendricks had previously served as the company’s president and COO. Before Belk, Hendricks served as COO of Hot Topic and as CIO of Gymboree. “I’m honored to take on the role of Belk’s next CEO and continue my journey with this extraordinary company,” Hendricks said in a statement. “Through my work with Belk’s board, leadership team and talented associates, I believe the company is well positioned to build on its current momentum and achieve success now and in the future. Together, we will capitalize on the demand for great products at great prices, which Belk has long been known for, all while maintaining our unwavering commitment to customers and communities.” Belk sued Patel, the former CEO, and his new employer, GameStop, last month in a lawsuit that accuses him of “blatantly” stealing employees. In a complaint filed on Aug. 22, Belk alleged that Patel “commenced a campaign to solicit some of Belk’s most senior employees to resign from Belk and join him at GameStop,” even

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