internal
Kecia L. Steelman
President & Chief Executive Officer
Executive
1 yr
4 reports
Ulta Beauty, Inc. ·ULTA
CEO oversees retail, finance, legal, and people directly
Retailing · Fortune #375 · Hybrid structure · 39K employees · Bolingbrook, Illinois
3
CEO span
↓ tighter than peers (avg 9)
1.25
Avg span
tight
3
Max depth
3 levels
1.5 yr
Avg tenure
50%
Internal hires
near industry avg
Consolidated financials FY2025 · period end 2026-01-31 · 10-K
Revenue
$12.4B
Operating income
$1.5B
Net income
$1.2B
Total assets
$7.0B
Shares out
44M
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Ulta Beauty operates with a CEO-centric enterprise structure, with finance, legal, and people leaders reporting directly to the CEO. This page details the executive org chart, leadership tenure, recent CFO changes, and how Ulta’s structure compares with retail peers.
What to model
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Start with the public baseline, then use the scenario views and source-backed changes to ask what happens when leadership, span, or team ownership shifts.
Latest signal Christopher J. DelOrefice joined as Chief Financial Officer
Appointed CFO effective December 5, 2025.
Source · See change logScenario views in the chart
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The people
Who's running this
4 executives identified as Named Executive Officers in the most recent SEC proxy. Bar length scales with tenure.
Christopher J. DelOrefice
Chief Financial Officer
Finance
0 yr
1 reports
Rene G. Casares
Chief Legal Officer
Legal
1 yr
0 reports
internal
Anita J. Ryan
Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources
4 yr
0 reports
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
6×CEO base salary
3×NEO base salary
Executives must meet ownership guidelines within five years.
The businesses
How Ulta Beauty, Inc. divides the work
3 divisions report into the group CEO. Tile size scales with estimated headcount.
Finance
500 employees
Chief Financial Officer (Christopher J. DelOrefice)
Oversees financial planning, reporting, treasury, tax, and investor relations.
Human Resources
300 employees
Chief Human Resources Officer (Anita J. Ryan)
Responsible for talent management, compensation, benefits, and culture.
Legal & Compliance
150 employees
Chief Legal Officer (Rene G. Casares)
Manages corporate governance, compliance, risk, and regulatory matters.
The thesis
Why this org is unusual
Ulta Beauty’s most distinctive structural feature is the concentration of core enterprise functions reporting directly to the CEO without an intervening COO layer.
Kecia Steelman directly oversees finance, legal, and human resources alongside the broader retail organization, reflecting her operations-heavy background.
The structure emphasizes functional accountability rather than divisional P&L ownership at the executive level. Finance and legal leadership were both refreshed in 2025, while HR reflects longer-tenured internal leadership, creating a mix of institutional continuity and external perspective.
- No COO role
- Recent CFO transition
- CEO promoted internally
The comparison
How Ulta Beauty, Inc. stacks up
Compared with specialty retail peers, Ulta Beauty runs a relatively lean C-suite with fewer enterprise overlays. Unlike some peers that employ a COO or multiple brand presidents, Ulta concentrates authority with the CEO. This resembles structures at Best Buy and Target more than department-store peers, though Ulta …
Reporting depth
Current signals
What changed recently
The most significant recent change was the appointment of an external CFO in late 2025.
- new
- Date not confirmed reorgChristopher Lialios Senior Vice President, Controller
Returned to Controller role after interim CFO period, December 2025.
Source
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the CEO of Ulta Beauty?
Kecia L. Steelman has served as President and CEO since 2025.
What type of organizational structure does Ulta Beauty use?
Ulta Beauty uses a hybrid enterprise structure with functional leaders reporting directly to the CEO.
How many direct reports does Ulta Beauty's CEO have?
The CEO has three primary direct executive reports.
How has Ulta Beauty's leadership changed recently?
Ulta appointed a new external CFO in December 2025 and ended its interim CFO arrangement.
Does Ulta Beauty have a COO?
No, Ulta Beauty does not currently have a Chief Operating Officer role.
Sources
- 8-K Filing, Oct 16 2025
- SEC EDGAR: Ulta Beauty, Inc. DEF 14A Proxy Statement
- SEC EDGAR: Ulta Beauty, Inc. 10-K Annual Report
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