Five Below, Inc. announced that Michael Romanko has been named Executive Vice President of Merchandising, reporting directly to Joel Anderson, President. In his new role, Mr. Romanko will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of merchandising strategy and operations including product development. Mr. Romanko brings more than thirty years of retail industry experience, most recently as Chief Design Officer with Patriarch Partners where he was responsible for merchandise line building and sourcing and design for 75 businesses.

He has extensive experience in merchandising, product development and design, having held several executive positions with national retailers including Macys, Toys"R"Us, Linens 'n Things and Fortunoff. Mr. Romanko will assume his new role at Five Below on January 19th, 2015.