Mattress Firm Holding Promotes Alex Weiss To CFO - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (MFRM) announced that it has promoted Alex Weiss to the position of executive vice president or EVP and chief financial officer or CFO of the company, effective July 30, 2014.

He will oversee Accounting, Risk Management, Tax, Investor Relations and Financial Planning. Jim Black will continue to serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer until July 30, 2014, at which point he will transition into the role of senior corporate advisor to Mattress Firm through the end of the current fiscal year, the company said.

Commenting on Weiss, the company said he joined Mattress Firm in 2013 and is currently serving as the senior vice president of finance. Prior to joining Mattress Firm in 2013, he held positions at Barclays Bank PLC and Lehman Brothers Inc., last serving as Vice President.