Blue Apron Holdings Inc. has installed former Chief Financial Officer Brad Dickerson as Chief Executive, the company said Thursday. Matt Salzberg the outgoing CEO and co-founder of Blue Apron has been named Executive Chairman and will continue to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Dickerson, 52, has previously been CFO and Chief Operating Officer at Under Armour Inc. . Dickerson said the company is “confident in our previously stated financial guidance for the second half of 2017, and I believe we are taking the right steps to move the business forward.” Blue Apron stock edged up a penny to $3 in late trading. The company has struggled since it went public at $10 a share and Blue Apron stock has plunged 44% in the past three months. The S&P 500 index has gained 6.9% in the last three months. The company also said it was looking to fill the CFO job.
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