Joan Withers says Warehouse CEO inbound as Journee nears anniversary

Joan Withers says Warehouse CEO inbound as Journee nears anniversary
Joan Withers says it will likely be her last CEO appointment as a chair. (Image: Dean Purcell)
Gregor Thompson
A year after Nick Grayston’s departure, The Warehouse Group chair Joan Withers says the retailer is close to announcing his replacement. On May 17 last year, The Warehouse Group announced that chief executive Grayston had resigned. Former Noel Leeming CEO and independent director John Journee took over in an interim capacity the following Monday. Withers did not comment on how many candidates were left in the race but suggested the finish line was approaching. “I can tell you that we are making very, very go...

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