Gustavo Arnal, Bed Bath & Beyond CFO, Dies

Gustavo Arnal, 52, the chief financial officer of the beleaguered home goods retailer Bed Bath Beyond, died on Friday. He was brought on to help stabilize the company in 2020, as it needed to ramp up its offerings to meet shopper demand in a retail sector disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Mr. Arnal died in what looked to be a suicide, according to the New York Police Department. He was found near his residence, 56 Leonard Street, a skyscraper known as the Jenga building because of its stacked architectural design, and “appeared to suffer from injuries indicative from a fall from an elevated position,” the police said in a statement. Emergency medical officers pronounced him dead on the scene, and the New York City Medical Examiner’s Office is working to determine exactly how he died, the statement said. The New York Post reported earlier on Mr. Arnal’s death.

Mr. Arnal joined Bed Bath Beyond as its chief financial officer in May 2020 as part of an executive shake-up led by the then chief executive, Mark Tritton, who left in June. Mr. Arnal was previously chief financial officer at Avon and held senior positions at Walgreens Boots Alliance and at Procter Gamble, where he spent more than 20 years of his career.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/04/business/bed-bath-beyond-gustavo-arnal-dead.html