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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ollie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI)

Ollie's to name Eric van der Valk CEO in early 2025; John Swygert to executive chairman

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Ollie's Bargain Outlet announced a succession plan in which CEO John Swygert will become Executive Chairman in early 2025 and President Eric van der Valk is expected to succeed him as CEO. The company also promoted Robert Helm to Executive Vice President and CFO and hired Chris Zender as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, changes that shareholders will track as the leadership transition takes effect.

Key points

  • Swygert moves from CEO to Executive Chairman in early 2025; van der Valk is anticipated to become CEO at that time
  • Van der Valk promoted to President effective June 5, 2024; his base salary rises $20,000 to $580,000
  • Chris Zender appointed Executive Vice President and COO effective June 17, 2024, with a $475,000 starting base salary and a long-term equity grant valued at $600,000
  • Robert Helm promoted to Executive Vice President and CFO effective June 5, 2024; his base salary rises $25,000 to $500,000

The filing

CompanyOllie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 5, 2024, 5:12 PM ET
Accession number0001140361-24-029027

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:05 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 05, 2024.

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