KB Toys has tapped veteran retail exec Andrew Bailen as its new president and CEO. Bailen comes to the of the privately owned Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based toy retailer with 28 years of experience in the biz, including stints at Party City, Blockbuster Video, Circus World Toys and Noodle Kidoodle. He was most recently president of Loew-Cornell, a division of the Jarden Corporation.
KB Toys is the largest mall-based specialty retailer in the US with 570 stores across the country and locations in Guam and Puerto Rico.