Bruce Thorn - Big Lots President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

BIGDelisted Stock  USD 0.10  0.02  16.67%   

CEO

Mr. Bruce Kevin Thorn is President, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Prior to joining us, Mr. Thorn, 51, most recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Tailored Brands, Inc., a specialty retailer of mens tailored clothing, since March 2017, after joining the company in 2015 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From 2007 until he joined Tailored Brands, Inc. in 2015, Mr. Thorn held various enterprise level roles with PetSmart, Inc., most recently as Executive Vice President, Store Operations, Services and Supply Chain. Mr. Thorns other experiences include leadership positions with Gap, Inc., Cintas Corporationration LESCO, Inc. and The United States Army since 2018.
Age 57
Tenure 6 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone614 278 6800
Webhttps://www.biglots.com
Thorn earned a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. from the University of Cincinnati.

Bruce Thorn Latest Insider Activity

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Big Lots Management Efficiency

The company has Return on Asset of (0.0612) % which means that on every $100 spent on assets, it lost $0.0612. This is way below average. In the same way, it shows a return on shareholders' equity (ROE) of (1.5197) %, meaning that it generated no profit with money invested by stockholders. Big Lots' management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Big Lots manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Big Lots has 2.28 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 2.31, meaning that the company heavily relies on borrowing funds for operations. Big Lots has a current ratio of 1.4, which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Note however, debt could still be an excellent tool for Big to invest in growth at high rates of return.

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Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a home discount retailer in the United States. Big Lots, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Big Lots operates under Discount Stores classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 10500 people. Big Lots (BIG) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 10,000 people.

Management Performance

Big Lots Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Big Lots' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Big Lots inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Big. The board's role is to monitor Big Lots' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Big Lots' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Big Lots' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Jack Pestello, Executive Vice President Chief Merchandising Officer
Derek Panfil, Senior President
Aaron Goldstein, Director
Shannon Letts, Procurement, Estate
Stephen Haffer, Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer
Andrew Clarke, Director
Matt Weger, SVP Officer
Gurmeet Singh, Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
Jonathan Ramsden, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
Bruce Thorn, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Jeffrey Berger, Independent Director
Nancy Reardon, Independent Director
John Alpaugh, Senior Officer
Wendy Schoppert, Independent Director
Andrej Mueller, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Chief Customer Officer
Christopher McCormick, Independent Director
Kevin Kuehl, Senior Officer
Juan Guerrero, Senior Officer
James Chambers, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Marla Gottschalk, Independent Director
Nicholas Padovano, Executive Vice President, Chief Stores Officer
Lisa Bachmann, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising and Operating Officer
Ronald Robins, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Governance Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Cynthia Jamison, Independent Director
Jason Judd, Senior Treasurer
Matthew Weger, SVP Officer
Thomas Kingsbury, Independent Director
Stewart Wenerstrom, Ex Officer
Michael Schlonsky, Executive Vice President - Human Resources and Store Operations
Gene Burt, Executive Vice President Chief Supply Chain Officer
Sebastian DiGrande, Independent Director
Alvin Concepcion, Vice Relations

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