Ben Moore Appoints New CEO

In a letter to its dealers today, Benjamin Moore & Co. announced Michael Searles as the company’s new chief executive officer.

Searles has more than forty years of retail experience and held leadership positions at Kids “R” Us, Wilsons Leather, and most recently, Stage Stores, Inc.

In the letter, the executive team wrote, “Mike will be working with us and the entire Benjamin Moore team over the next several weeks and months, immersing himself in our business and deepening his understanding of the independent paint dealers’ businesses, both opportunities and challenges.”