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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)

BJ's Wholesale promotes Bill Werner to Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings promoted Bill Werner to Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer, effective October 8, 2026, adding business-to-business operations to his real estate and fuel responsibilities, and raised his annual base salary to $800,000. The filing also discloses one-time awards approved on September 22, 2026 for Chief Financial Officer Laura Felice and Mr. Werner in recognition of the resolution of credit card interchange fee litigation in which the company was a plaintiff.

Key points

  • Werner promoted effective October 8, 2026 to Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer
  • Annual base salary increased to $800,000; his employment agreement dated May 10, 2021 remains unchanged
  • September 22, 2026 one-time awards: Felice $250,000 cash; Werner $500,000 cash plus RSUs with a $500,000 grant-date value, granted September 30, 2026 and vesting on the second anniversary

The filing

CompanyBJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 15, 2026, 4:20 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-116256

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 15, 2026.

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