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

Ollie's Names Eric van der Valk CEO; John Swygert Becomes Executive Chairman

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Ollie's Bargain Outlet announced that Eric van der Valk became President and Chief Executive Officer effective February 2, 2025, and joined the Board, while John Swygert moved from CEO to Executive Chairman. The filing completes the leadership succession plan first announced in June 2024, and it sets new pay terms for both executives, including a $775,000 base salary for van der Valk and a $600,000 base salary for Swygert.

Key points

  • Eric van der Valk named President and CEO effective February 2, 2025, after serving as President since June 2024
  • John Swygert moves from CEO to Executive Chairman; board size increases to 10 from nine
  • Van der Valk base salary $775,000 with EBITDA-linked bonus target of 100% of salary; Swygert base salary $600,000 with 75% target
  • Swygert to receive long-term equity grant valued at $1,800,000 on or about February 3, 2025

The filing

CompanyOllie's Bargain Outlet (OLLI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 3, 2025, 8:46 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-002804

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 February 03, 2025.

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