Jeff Hennion, former marketing chief for Dick’s Sporting Goods, recently joined GNC Holdings, Inc., the retailer of nutritional products. His role is vice president, chief branding officer.

As of March 31, 2011, GNC had more than 7,300 locations, of which more than 5,600 retail locations are in the United States (including 895 franchise and 2,029 Rite Aid franchise store-within-a-store locations) and franchise operations in 48 countries (including distribution centers where retail sales are made).