Vitamin Shoppe names Toys ‘R’ Us vet as general counsel

North Bergen. N.J. - Vitamin Shoppe Inc. hired David M. Kastin as senior VP, general counsel and corporate secretary effective Aug. 17. Kastin will be responsible for overseeing all internal and external legal matters of the company and will serve as corporate secretary to Vitamin Shoppe's board of directors.



Kastin has more than 20 years' experience and joins Vitamin Shoppe from Town Sports International Holdings Inc., an owner and operator of health and fitness clubs in the Northeast, where he served as senior VP - general counsel and corporate secretary. Prior to that, Kastin served as deputy general counsel at Toys “R” Us, Inc. and worked at several prominent New York law firms. Kastin began his career a staff attorney in the Northeast Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.