Christopher & Banks Corporation (NYSE:CBK) today announced that Richard Bundy will be joining the Company July 9, 2018 as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bundy will lead the Company’s financial and accounting functions, as well as its distribution and logistics areas.

Keri Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Richard to the Christopher and Banks team. I believe that with his strong specialty retail background, including his extensive financial planning and analysis as well as operations experience, Richard will bring great value to the Company and play a key role in shaping and implementing our strategic initiatives. I look forward to his contributions as a key member of our leadership team as we position the Company for the future.”

Mr. Bundy has served in numerous roles with increasing responsibility in his approximately 10 years at Chico’s FAS, Inc. most recently serving as Vice President, Brand Finance & Strategy. Prior to Chico’s he served as a financial analyst at both Limited Brands, Inc and Albertson’s Inc. Mr. Bundy has a Master’s of Business Administration, Finance from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Montana State University.

Marc Ungerman, who has been serving as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, will continue in his role as Vice President, Controller. “On behalf of the Company, we greatly appreciate Marc serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer for the past year and thank him for all of his efforts,” indicated Ms. Jones.

About Christopher & Banks

Christopher & Banks Corporation is a Minneapolis-based national specialty retailer featuring exclusively designed privately branded women’s apparel and accessories. As of June 27, 2018, the Company operates 461 stores in 45 states consisting of 313 MPW stores, 79 Outlet stores, 36 Christopher & Banks stores, and 33 stores in its women’s plus size clothing division CJ Banks. The Company also operates the www.christopherandbanks.com eCommerce website.

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