Ross Stores Appoints Boot Barn Chief James Conroy as CEO

Ross Stores has appointed Boot Barn President and CEO James Conroy as its CEO, effective Feb. 2, 2025. The appointment follows a search process launched in June 2023 when Ross Stores announced its long-term CEO succession plan in which current CEO and Vice Chair Barbara Rentler will move to an advisory role as of Feb. 2, 2025, and serve in that role through March 31, 2027, the company said in a Monday (Oct. 28) press release. Conroy will join Ross Stores on Dec. 2 as CEO elect and will become a member of th ...