New promotions light up Yankee Candle finance, administration departments

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass. — The Yankee Candle Company has announced that Gregory Hunt is resigning as EVP finance and CFO, effective as of May 15, 2012. Hunt, who joined Yankee Candle in 2010, is leaving to join a leading New York based financial services firm. "Greg has made tremendous contributions to Yankee Candle in his two plus years here," said Harlan Kent, CEO of the Company. "He has been a terrific partner to me in leading our efforts to drive cost reduction and productivity initiatives which have allowed Yankee to mitigate the challenging economic conditions of the