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Kirkland’s Announces CFO and COO Transition
July 21,
2022 by Laurie Northington in Business Strategy, Industry 
Kirkland's, Inc. (Nasdaq: KIRK), a specialty retailer of home décor and furnishings, has announced that chief financial officer and chief operating officer Nicole Strain will be leaving the company, effective August 31, 2022.
With support from the board of directors, Kirkland's Home has initiated an executive search process for a new CFO. Until the company names a successor, it will rely on a newly-established Office of the CFO, which will be co-led by Anna Wilhoit, the company's controller, and Jessica Tatum, senior director of financial planning and analysis. The functions within the COO role have been assigned to other senior members of the operations team. The company will provide updates as they become available.
"Nicole's executive leadership has been instrumental in transforming our company into a specialty home furnishings retailer," said Steve "Woody" Woodward, president and CEO of Kirkland's Home. "As we begin the process of selecting her successor, we are in experienced hands with our current corporate finance and operations teams remaining in place. On behalf of Kirkland's Home and the board of directors, we wish Nicole the very best in her next endeavor."