Sears COO steps down suddenly

TORONTO ― Sears Canada announced that Klaudio Leshnjani, its executive VP and chief operating officer, will be leaving the company at the end of the fiscal year. A statement issued by Sears explained that Leshnjani had “taken this decision to spend more time with his family.” Executive chairman Brandon G. Stranzl expressed “mixed emotion” at the departure of Leshnjani, who has been in post since November 2013. He rose through the ranks since joining the company in 2002 as legal counsellor, being named VP and general counsel in 2008.