Payless CEO W. Paul Jones Resigns

Payless CEO W. Paul Jones Resigns

W. Paul Jones, the CEO of Payless ShoeSource, has resigned just as the retailer is set to exit bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report from the Topeka Capital-Journal.

The Topeka Capital-Journal said Jones told employees of his resignation plans Tuesday morning at a town hall meeting and said the search for a new CEO would be made.

Chief Judge Kathy A. Surratt-States, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, approved the retailer’s reorganization plan in late July and the retailer is expected to exit bankruptcy proceedings in August.