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Lee Delaney, 49, BJ’s Wholesale Club president-CEO, died unexpectedly Thursday “due to presumed natural causes,” his company announced Friday. Delaney, a former Bain & Co. partner, joined BJ’s in May 2016 as executive vice president-chief growth officer and was promoted…

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to president in September 2019 and then to CEO in February 2020. BJ’s is “shocked and profoundly saddened” by Delaney’s sudden death, said Executive Chairman Christopher Baldwin. “Lee was a brilliant and humble leader who cared deeply for his colleagues, his family and his community.” Survivors include his wife and two children.