J.Jill, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Webb as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2019. Mr. Webb will be overseeing finance, tax, accounting, treasury, investor relations, business analytics, company planning and real estate, and will report to J.Jill's Chief Executive Officer, Linda Heasley. The company had previously announced that Chief Financial and Operating Officer Dave Biese will be leaving the company on April 30, 2019.

Mr. Webb joins J.Jill with over 23 years of experience as a finance professional in the retail industry with experience launching, running, and optimizing multi-channel retail businesses. Most recently, Mr. Webb was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Planning & Analysis and Treasury Officer at Hudson's Bay Company. He previously was with Gap, Inc. from 1995 through 2017 in multiple leadership roles including Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Gap Brand and Intermix.

His experience includes business plan development, business optimization, financial planning and analysis, strategy, testing and analytics, inventory control, capital allocation, logistics and distribution, investor relations, brand portfolio management and planning.