Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. announced that Andrew Laudato has joined The Vitamin Shoppe as Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer effective immediately. Mr. Laudato brings to The Vitamin Shoppe over two decades of experience and will have responsibility for Information Technology, Enterprise Project Planning as well as Supply Chain. Mr. Laudato began his career as a computer programmer and has been a Chief Information Officer for close to two decades. For the past two years, Mr. Laudato was Chief Information Officer at Brookdale Senior Living where he was a member of the executive leadership team with responsibility for all aspects of technology including back office, sales and marketing among other areas.