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DXL names board chairman Lionel Conacher interim CEO as merger battle heats up

8/7/2026

A specialty retailer has put its own board chairman into the top executive seat on a temporary basis.

That arrangement, an interim appointment, holds the position open while the company searches for a permanent chief executive.

Destination XL Group (NASDAQ: DXLG), the Big + Tall men's apparel and footwear retailer, named Lionel Conacher to the interim chief executive role effective August 12, 2026.

The departure it follows Harvey Kanter, who served as chief executive for more than seven years, is retiring effective August 11, 2026, one day before Conacher's appointment takes effect.

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