On January 18, 2021, The Michaels Companies, Inc. announced the appointment of Patrick “Joe” Venezia, as Executive Vice President – Chief Operating Officer, Stores of the Company, effective as of January 18, 2021. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Venezia served as President of Bridgestone Retail Operations, LLC since June 2017. He also served as EVP – Global Operations of Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us” from February 2014 to May 2017. Prior to joining Toys “R” Us, Mr. Venezia held various roles with Kangaroo Express, TitleMax and Walmart.