Yankee Candle names CFO

South Deerfield, Mass. The Yankee Candle Co. said Friday that Gregory W. Hunt will be joining the company as cxecutive VP finance and CFO.

Hunt previously was executive VP strategic and commercial development for Norwegian Cruise Lines, as well as CFO and chief restructuring officer of Tweeter Home Entertainment Group.

Hunt will join Yankee Candle on April 2.

Yankee Candle operates 498 stores in 43 states, as well as sells its products through a North American wholesale customer network of approximately 19,600 store locations.