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Bed Bath & Beyond’s chief customer and technology officer to leave retailer

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Rafeh Masood, chief customer and technology officer at Bed Bath & Beyond, has resigned, effective Dec. 2. Mr. Massood’s departure marks another significant change in the retailer’s c-suite that saw CEO Mark Tritton ousted in June and CFO Gustavo Arnal die by suicide in September. Interim CEO Sue Gove last week was given the job on a permanent basis.

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