Michael O'Sullivan
Chief Executive Officer
Executive
8 yr
5 reports
Burlington Stores, Inc. ·BURL
Merchandising and operations both led by presidents
Retailing · Fortune #399 · Functional structure · 47K employees · Burlington, New Jersey
4
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
1.5
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
5.2 yr
Avg tenure
20%
Internal hires
↓ below industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2026-01-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$11.5B
Net income
$610M
Total assets
$9.9B
Shares out
63M
Sourced from Burlington Stores, Inc. DEF 14A · filed 2026-04-02 ↗ View on SEC
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Merchandising and operations are each led by president-level executives reporting directly to Burlington’s CEO. This page maps Burlington Stores’ functional executive structure, profiles its leadership team, analyzes reporting lines, and compares the model with major off-price retail peers.
What to model
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Latest signal Michael Skirvin joined as Director
Elected to the Board effective November 18, 2025.
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The people
Who's running this
5 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Travis Marquette
President and Chief Operating Officer
Operations
4 yr
0 reports
Kristin Wolfe
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Finance
4 yr
1 reports
Jennifer Vecchio
Group President and Chief Merchandising Officer
Merchandising
7 yr
0 reports
internal
Matthew Pasch
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
3 yr
0 reports
The pay
Executive compensation
From the most recent DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. 1 named executive officers disclosed. Bar length scales with total compensation.
Michael O'Sullivan $17.1M
- Base salary
- $1.52M
- Stock awards
- $10.84M
- Option awards
- $4.77M
- Other
- $16K
- Fiscal year
- FY2025
- Source
- SEC DEF 14A ↗
The skin in the game
Beneficial ownership
Insider stock holdings and the company's ownership requirements for executives and directors. Disclosed in the most recent DEF 14A.
Stock ownership requirements
3×NEO base salary
5×Director cash retainer
Executives and directors are subject to stock ownership guidelines based on salary or retainer multiples.
The businesses
How Burlington Stores, Inc. divides the work
4 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Merchandising
3K employees
Group President and Chief Merchandising Officer (Jennifer Vecchio)
Responsible for buying, pricing, and assortment strategy across all categories.
Store & Supply Chain Operations
75K employees
President and Chief Operating Officer (Travis Marquette)
Oversees store operations, distribution centers, logistics, and real estate.
Finance
800 employees
EVP and Chief Financial Officer (Kristin Wolfe)
Manages financial planning, accounting, treasury, and investor relations.
Human Resources
700 employees
EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer (Matthew Pasch)
Leads talent management, compensation, benefits, and workforce strategy.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Burlington’s most distinctive structural feature is that both merchandising and operations are each led by executives with president titles reporting directly to the CEO.
The org chart shows a functional retail structure with clear separation between buying/merchandising and store/distribution operations, rather than a single integrated commercial leader.
This dual-president model reflects the importance of off-price merchandising discipline alongside operational execution at scale. Finance and HR remain centralized functions reporting to the CEO, reinforcing tight cost control and workforce management across more than 1,200 stores.
The structure is relatively flat at the top, with five direct reports to the CEO and limited public disclosure of deeper named executives, consistent with Burlington’s lean corporate model.
- Separate president roles for merchandising and operations
- Lean disclosed executive bench
The comparison
How Burlington Stores, Inc. stacks up
Compared with peers like TJX and Ross Stores, Burlington’s structure is more explicit in splitting merchandising and operations into two president-level roles. TJX operates with multiple brand presidents, while Ross concentrates more authority under a COO. Burlington’s model sits between these approaches, emphasizing …
C-suite size
Reporting depth
Burlington Stores, Inc.
3 levels
5 levels
4 levels
5 levels
5 levels
Avg C-suite tenure
Has COO / Has CAIO
Burlington Stores, Inc. ✓ COO — no CAIO
Current signals
What changed recently
The most notable recent change was the addition of Michael Skirvin to Burlington’s board in late 2025.
- new
Leadership Timeline
Year-over-year executive structure based on SEC proxy and annual filings.
FY2025
DEF 14A filed 2026-04-02
- CEO
- Michael O'Sullivan
- CEO span
- 4
- C-suite
- 5
- Avg tenure
- 5.2 yr
Stable executive team with continued emphasis on off-price merchandising execution.
Named executive officers (5)
- Michael O'Sullivan - Chief Executive Officer since 2018
- Kristin Wolfe - Chief Financial Officer since 2022
- Jennifer Vecchio - Chief Merchandising Officer since 2019
- Travis Marquette - President and COO since 2021
- Matthew Pasch - Chief Human Resources Officer since 2023
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Burlington Stores?
Michael O'Sullivan has served as CEO of Burlington Stores since 2018.
What type of organizational structure does Burlington Stores use?
Burlington uses a functional structure with centralized merchandising, operations, finance, and HR.
How many direct reports does Burlington Stores' CEO have?
The CEO has four direct reports, including the presidents of operations and merchandising.
How has Burlington Stores' leadership changed recently?
In 2025, Burlington added Michael Skirvin to its board of directors, strengthening retail and finance expertise.
Who reports directly to Burlington Stores' CEO?
The CEO’s direct reports include the COO, CFO, Chief Merchandising Officer, and CHRO.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Aug 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Burlington Stores, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Burlington Stores, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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