07:17 AM EDT, 06/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Build-A-Bear Workshop's ( BBW ) Chief Operations and Experience Officer Chris Hurt assumed the role of chief executive officer on Thursday as part of a planned succession, the company said Friday.

Hurt succeeds Sharon Price John, who will remain on the company's board of directors.

In conjunction with the CEO transition, Build-A-Bear Workshop's ( BBW ) Chief Financial Officer Voin Todorovic has also assumed the role of chief administrative officer.

Meanwhile, Dave Henderson, previously chief revenue officer, has been named chief growth officer.

Shares of Build-A-Bear Workshop ( BBW ) were down more than 1% in premarket trading Friday.