Burlington Stores, Inc. announced senior leadership promotions to support the company’s continued growth and recognize key executives who have made significant contributions to the company’s success. These changes will be effective on January 30, 2017. Jennifer Vecchio, the company’s executive vice president/chief merchandising officer since May 2015, will be promoted to the newly created role of chief merchandising officer/principal, and will assume responsibility for the Merchandise Planning, Allocation and MIO functions. Marc Katz, the company’s executive vice president and chief financial officer since January 2015, will be promoted to chief financial officer/principal. In this newly expanded role, Mr. Katz will assume responsibility for the company’s supply chain, procurement, corporate services and asset protection functions, while continuing to serve as the company’s chief financial officer and oversee the information technology group. Fred Hand, the company’s executive vice president of stores since February 2008, will be promoted to the newly created role of chief customer officer/principal. In this position, Mr. 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 the company’s president and chief executive officer, Thomas A. Kingsbury.