Bath & Body Works Appoints Eva C. Boratto as Chief Financial Officer
25 Juli 2023 - 2:30PM
Bath & Body Works, Inc. (NYSE: BBWI) today announced that Eva
C. Boratto has been appointed chief financial officer of the
Company, effective August 1, 2023. Ms. Boratto succeeds Wendy
Arlin, who, as previously announced, will be stepping down from her
role as chief financial officer, effective July 29, 2023.
Ms. Boratto is a seasoned executive with over three decades of
financial and operational experience at both public and private
companies. She most recently served as chief financial officer of
Opentrons Labworks, a privately held life sciences company. Prior
to her role at Opentrons Labworks, Ms. Boratto served as executive
vice president and chief financial officer at CVS Health
Corporation, a leading health solutions company with more than
300,000 employees and over 9,000 retail locations. During her
11-year tenure at CVS Health, Ms. Boratto held roles with
increasing responsibility and was critical to the development of
the company’s growth plan, including investment in digitization
efforts and new businesses, and supporting the integration of the
transformative, $69 billion acquisition of Aetna. Prior to CVS
Health, Ms. Boratto spent 20 years at Merck & Co., Inc. in
roles with increasing responsibility, including vice president,
U.S. market finance leader, where she had financial oversight of
Merck’s $15 billion U.S. pharmaceutical business.
“We are pleased to welcome Eva to Bath & Body Works at such
an exciting time for the Company, and we look forward to
benefitting from her strong financial expertise, retail knowledge
and leadership experience,” said Gina Boswell, chief executive
officer, Bath & Body Works. “Eva is a results-oriented leader
with a strategic and innovative mindset, which will be integral as
we continue to take actions to elevate the Bath & Body Works
brand and build on the capabilities that will drive profitable
growth.”
Ms. Boswell continued, “I’d like to thank Wendy Arlin for her
leadership and contributions to Bath & Body Works throughout
her tenure. We wish her the best in her future endeavors.”
“Bath & Body Works has cultivated an iconic brand that is
instantly recognizable and beloved by customers, and I am thrilled
to be joining the team,” said Ms. Boratto. “I look forward to
working with Gina and the rest of the management team as we work to
strengthen the Company’s position as a leading global omnichannel
home and personal care brand, drive future growth and deliver
long-term value for shareholders.”
About Eva C. Boratto
Ms. Boratto most recently served as chief financial officer of
Opentrons Labworks, a privately held life sciences company, where
she helped to direct company strategy, financial planning,
investments and business objectives. Prior to Opentrons Labworks,
Ms. Boratto served as executive vice president and chief financial
officer at CVS Health Corporation. During her 11-year tenure at CVS
Health, Ms. Boratto held roles with increasing responsibility and
was critical to the development of the company’s growth plan,
including investment in digitization efforts and new businesses,
and supporting the integration of the transformative, $69 billion
acquisition of Aetna. Ms. Boratto also spent 20 years at Merck
& Co., Inc. in roles with increasing responsibility, where she
maintained financial oversight of a number of divisions, including
the $15 billion U.S. pharmaceutical business and the transformation
and growth of the global vaccine business. She earned a Master of
Business Administration from Drexel University and a Bachelor of
Science in Accounting and Economics from Rutgers University.
About Bath & Body Works
Home of America’s Favorite Fragrances®, Bath & Body Works is
a global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including
top-selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and
body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid
hand soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company’s
predominantly U.S.-based supply chain enables the company to
deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath &
Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they
want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than
1,800 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S.
and Canada and more than 435 international franchised locations to
an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com.
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including pandemics or significant health hazards, severe weather
conditions, natural disasters, terrorist activities, financial
crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect of
these events;
- the seasonality of our business;
- the anticipated benefits from the Victoria’s Secret & Co.
spin-off may not be realized;
- the spin-off of Victoria’s Secret & Co. may not be tax-free
for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
- our dependence on Victoria’s Secret & Co. for information
technology services and the transition of such services to our own
information technology systems or to those of third-party
technology service providers;
- our ability to attract, develop and retain qualified associates
and manage labor-related costs;
- difficulties arising from turnover in company leadership or
other key positions;
- the dependence on store traffic and the availability of
suitable store locations on appropriate terms;
- our continued growth in part through new store openings and
existing store remodels and expansions;
- our ability to successfully operate and expand internationally
and related risks;
- our independent franchise, license and wholesale partners;
- our direct channel business;
- our ability to protect our reputation and our brand image;
- our ability to successfully complete environmental, social and
governance initiatives, and associated costs thereof;
- our ability to successfully achieve expected annual cost
savings in connection with our profit optimization efforts to
reduce expenses and improve operating efficiency in the
business;
- our ability to attract customers with marketing, advertising
and promotional programs;
- our ability to maintain, enforce and protect our trade names,
trademarks and patents;
- the highly competitive nature of the retail industry and the
segments in which we operate;
- consumer acceptance of our products and our ability to manage
the life cycle of our brand, develop new merchandise and launch new
product lines successfully;
- our ability to source, distribute and sell goods and materials
on a global basis, including risks related to:
- political instability, wars and other armed conflicts,
environmental hazards or natural disasters;
- significant health hazards or pandemics, such as the COVID-19
pandemic, which could result in closed factories and/or stores,
reduced workforces, scarcity of raw materials, and scrutiny or
embargoing of goods produced in impacted areas;
- duties, taxes and other charges;
- legal and regulatory matters;
- volatility in currency exchange rates;
- local business practices and political issues;
- delays or disruptions in shipping and transportation and
related pricing impacts;
- disruption due to labor disputes; and
- changing expectations regarding product safety due to new
legislation;
- our geographic concentration of vendor and distribution
facilities in central Ohio;
- our reliance on a limited number of suppliers to support a
substantial portion of our inventory purchasing needs;
- the ability of our vendors to deliver products in a timely
manner, meet quality standards and comply with applicable laws and
regulations;
- fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
- fluctuations in product input costs;
- fluctuations in energy costs;
- our ability to adequately protect our assets from loss and
theft;
- increases in the costs of mailing, paper, printing or other
order fulfillment logistics;
- claims arising from our self-insurance;
- our and our third-party service providers’, including
Victoria’s Secret & Co. during the term of the Transition
Services Agreement between us and Victoria’s Secret & Co.,
ability to implement and maintain information technology systems
and to protect associated data;
- our ability to maintain the security of customer, associate,
third-party and company information;
- stock price volatility;
- our ability to pay dividends and make share repurchases under
share repurchase authorizations;
- shareholder activism matters;
- our ability to maintain our credit ratings;
- our ability to service, repurchase or refinance our debt and
maintain compliance with our restrictive covenants;
- the impact of the transition from London Interbank Offered Rate
and our ability to adequately manage such transition;
- our ability to comply with laws, regulations and technology
platform rules or other obligations related to data privacy and
security;
- our ability to comply with regulatory requirements;
- legal and compliance matters; and
- tax, trade and other regulatory matters.
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or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or
future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or
implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.
Additional information regarding these and other factors can be
found in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our 2022 Annual Report on Form
10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and our
subsequent filings.
For further information, please contact:
Bath & Body Works, Inc.:Investor RelationsHeather
HollanderInvestorRelations@bbw.com
Media RelationsJamison PackCommunications@bbw.com
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