A.C. Moore names acting CEO

BERLIN, N.J. A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts announced the appointment of Joseph Jeffries as acting CEO effective March 31. Jeffries will also continue to serve as the COO of the company.

Jeffries succeeds Rick Lepley, who is retiring effective March 31. The company said it will conduct an internal and external search for a permanent CEO.

Jeffries has served as the company’s EVP and COO since August 2008. He joined the company in November 2007 as its EVP operations. Previously, he served as VP store operations, space planning and visual merchandising for Office Depot, a position he held from 2004 to November 2007.

Michael Joyce, chairman of the board, said, “Joe Jeffries has demonstrated strong knowledge and proven expertise in all aspects of A.C. Moore’s business and operations. We are all very excited to have Joe lead our management team during this next phase of the Company’s development.”