Paul Cichocki has served as executive vice president, chief commercial officer of the company since April 2021. From April 2020 to April 2021, Mr. Cichocki served as executive vice president, membership, analytics and business transformation and was responsible for the strategy and vision for the company’s membership, marketing and analytics divisions. Prior to joining BJ’s, Mr. Cichocki most recently worked at Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, from 1997 to April 2020 where he spent over 20 years supporting clients across a broad range of industries, including retail, consumer products, financial services and food and beverage. Prior to Bain & Company, Mr. Cichocki worked as an operating manager at Frito-Lay, a snack manufacturing division of PepsiCo., from 1991 to 1995. Mr. Cichocki attended Harvard Business School, where he earned a master of business administration with distinction. He is also a graduate from the University of Massachusetts, where he received a bachelor’s degree in operations management with high honors.