Burlington Stores has made several senior leadership promotions to support the company’s continued growth.
Jennifer Vecchio, the company’s evp/chief merchandising officer, will be promoted to the newly created role of chief merchandising officer/principal, and will assume responsibility for the merchandise planning, allocation and other functions.
Marc Katz, the evp/chief financial officer, will be promoted to chief financial officer/principal. In this newly expanded role, Katz will assume responsibility for the company’s supply chain, procurement, corporate services and asset protection functions, while continuing to serve as CFO and oversee the information technology group.
Fred Hand, the company’s evp/stores, will be promoted to the newly created role of chief customer officer/principal. In this position, Hand will continue to oversee store operations, real estate and store design/construction, and will assume responsibility for marketing, strategy and e-commerce.
All three executives will continue to report to Burlington’s president and CEO, Thomas Kingsbury. The changes will be effective on January 30.
Kingsbury stated, “I am delighted to announce the promotions of these three talented executives. Each of them has played a key role in Burlington’s success. Their contributions have positively impacted Burlington’s ability to execute our off-price business model by delivering great product and sought-after brands at compelling values in an exciting store environment. I am confident that their expanded roles will position the company to continue its strong performance into 2017 and beyond.”
