PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE), the trend-right, extreme-value brand for tweens, teens and beyond, today announced that Kristy Chipman will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on July 17, 2023, reporting to Joel Anderson, President and CEO. Ms. Chipman will lead the Company’s finance and accounting organization, overseeing SEC reporting and financial operations, financial planning & analysis, investor relations, internal audit, enterprise risk management, tax and treasury, and serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Ms. Chipman succeeds Ken Bull, who, as previously announced, has assumed the new role of Chief Operating Officer of Five Below.
“We are excited to welcome Kristy to the Five Below team as our new CFO,” said Mr. Anderson. “Kristy has a track record of delivering results with a collaborative approach and has demonstrated strong financial stewardship as a leader throughout her career. We look forward to her leadership of our finance organization and her contributions in helping drive our Triple Double strategy.”
“Five Below is an amazing Company with an incredible growth runway driven by a talented and passionate team,” said Ms. Chipman. “I look forward to working with Joel and the finance team to continue to serve as a partner within the organization, building on Five Below’s track record of success and delivering value to all stakeholders.”
Ms. Chipman most recently served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Ruth’s Chris Hospitality Group. Prior to Ruth’s Chris, she served in a variety of financial leadership roles with Orangetheory Fitness, Domino’s Pizza and McDonald’s Corporation.
About Five Below:
Five Below is a leading high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and beyond. We believe life is better when customers are free to “let go & have fun” in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced between $1 and $5, and some extreme value items priced beyond $5 in our incredible Five Beyond offering, Five Below makes it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across eight awesome Five Below worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create, Party, Candy and New & Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has nearly 1,400 stores in 43 states. For more information, please visit www.fivebelow.com or find Five Below on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook @FiveBelow.
