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Eric van der Valk has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2, 2025. Before that, he had served as our President since June of 2024, and before that, as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since joining Ollie's in May of 2021. Prior to joining Ollie's, Mr. van der Valk served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Christmas Tree Shopsa discount retailer specializing in seasonal, home, consumables, and closeout merchandise. After joining CTS in 2005, shortly after it was purchased by Bed Bath and Beyond, Mr. van der Valk assumed roles of increasing responsibility, leading to his appointment to Chief Operating Officer in 2018 and President & Chief Operating Officer in 2019. Prior to CTS, Mr. van der Valk held various financial and merchandising roles at May Department Stores, Filene's, and Robinsons-May divisions including Vice President Planning, and Divisional Controller from 1998 to 2005. Prior to this, Mr. van der Valk served as head of store operations for KB Toys. Mr. van der Valk also serves on the Board of Directors of Brightmore Brands, the largest privately held for-profit thrift store chain in North America

John Swygert has been our Executive Chairman since February 2, 2025. Before becoming our Executive Chairman, Mr. Swygert served as our Chief Executive Officer since June of 2024, President and Chief Executive Officer from December 2019 to June 2024, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2018 to December 2019, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2011 to 2019, and Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to 2011. Prior to joining Ollie's, Mr. Swygert was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Factory 2-U Stores, Inc. Before that, he held several positions of increasing authority at Factory 2-U Stores, Inc. from 1992. Mr. Swygert also previously worked at PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. in business development and financial analysis. Mr. Swygert served on the Board of Directors of Truck Hero Holdings, Inc., a privately held company, from 2018 through January 2021. Since July 2021, he has served on the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee of Hillman Solutions Corp.

Robert Helm joined Ollie's as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in October of 2022 and was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in June of 2024, at which time he assumed the additional responsibility of overseeing the Ollie's real estate and information technology departments. Prior to joining Ollie's, Mr. Helm was the Chief Financial Officer of The Children's Place, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCE) (TCP), a children's specialty apparel retailer. After joining TCP in 2016 as Vice President and Controller, Mr. Helm was promoted to roles of increasing responsibility, leading to his appointment as TCP's Chief Financial Officer in 2021. Prior to TCP, he held various finance leadership roles at prominent retailers including Ralph Lauren, rag & bone, and FreshDirect. Mr. Helm began his career in public accounting and auditing, including at KPMG, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Chris Zender has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since June 2024. Prior to joining Ollie's, Mr. Zender was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Variety Wholesalers. He joined Variety Wholesalers in 2013 as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, before being promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Variety Wholesalers, Mr. Zender was a Regional Pro Sales Manager, South Atlantic, for Home Depot from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Zender joined Home Depot following three years as an owner of an Atlanta-based construction company. Previously, Mr. Zender also worked at K&G Fashion Superstore/The Men's Wearhouse (K&G) from 2001-2008 assuming roles of increased responsibility leading to his role as President of K&G, in 2004. Prior to K&G, Mr. Zender held various operating roles at Value City Department Stores and CR Anthony Company including Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Stores, respectively.

Richard Zannino is our Lead Independent Director and has served as a director since September 2012. Mr. Zannino is a Managing Director of CCMP and a member of CCMP's Investment Committee. Prior to joining CCMP in 2009, Mr. Zannino was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Dow Jones & Company . Mr. Zannino joined Dow Jones as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2001 and was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in July 2002 and to Chief Executive Officer and Director in February 2006. Prior to joining Dow Jones, Mr. Zannino was Executive Vice President in charge of strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, technology, and a number of operating units at Liz Claiborne. He originally joined Liz Claiborne in 1998 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Zannino is a Vice Chairman of the Pace University Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of Estee Lauder Companies Inc and IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Thomas Hendrickson has served as a director since March 2015. Mr. Hendrickson was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer for Sports Authority Inc., a sporting goods retailer, from August 2003 until his retirement in February 2014. Prior to joining Sports Authority Inc., Mr. Hendrickson was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Administrative Officer for Gart Sports Company from January 1998 until the time of its merger with Sports Authority Inc. in August 2003. Mr. Hendrickson is currently the lead independent director and the chairman of the audit committee of the Board of Directors of O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. . Mr. Hendrickson also served as a director and the chairman of the audit committee of the Board of Directors of Snap One Holdings Corporation until May of 2024, when the company was acquired by Resideo Technologies, Inc.

Stephen White has served as a director since July 2016. Mr. White was the Chief Logistics Officer at Dollar Tree, Inc. (Nasdaq: DLTR) (Dollar Tree) from April 2003 until his retirement in May 2016. Mr. White first joined Dollar Tree in 1994 and was responsible for building the logistics division during his tenure with the company. Prior to joining Dollar Tree, Mr. White served as Director of Transportation and Administration and held various other distribution and transportation positions of increasing authority at Ames Department Stores from 1986 to 1994. Before that, Mr. White held several transportation and supply chain positions with a number of companies, including LyphoMed Pharmaceuticals, Eastern Airlines, Incom International, and Shell Oil Company (NYSE: SHEL). Mr. White has also consulted in the field of global logistics on a part-time basis. Mr. White holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with dual majors in Transportation and Distribution Management, and Finance and Insurance from Northeastern University.

Mary Baglivo has served as a director since November 2023. Ms. Baglivo currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Baglivo Group, a strategy consulting company. Ms. Baglivo has held Chief Marketing Officer roles at several universities, including Pace University, from 2020 to 2023, Rutgers University, from 2017 to 2018, and Northwestern University, from 2013 to 2017. Ms. Baglivo previously served as Chair and Chief Executive Officer for the Americas at Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide from 2008 to 2013, and Chief Executive Officer for New York at Saatchi & Saatchi from 2004 to 2008. Prior to joining Saatchi & Saatchi, she was President of Arnold Worldwide from 2002 to 2004 and Chief Executive Officer of Panoramic Communications from 2001 to 2002. Ms. Baglivo currently serves as a director of Host Hotels and Resorts and Urban Edge Properties Ms. Baglivo previously served as a director of Ruth's Hospitality Group until July 2023 and PVH Corp until June 2021.

Alissa Ahlman has served as a director since May 2020. Ms. Ahlman was most recently the Chief Merchandising Officer of the Home Segment of the Franchise Group, Inc., from December of 2022 through November of 2024, where she oversaw merchandising, planning, allocation, and supply chain for American Freight. Prior to joining the Franchise Group, Ms. Ahlman served as Chief Merchandising Officer and Chief Design Officer for At Home Group, Inc. (At Home), a high growth, national big-box retailer specializing in home decor, furniture, and seasonal products. Ms. Ahlman joined At Home's predecessor, Garden Ridge, in March 2008, prior to its rebranding to At Home in 2014. Ms. Ahlman was responsible for the merchandise transformation at At Home and was part of the executive leadership team that rebranded Garden Ridge to At Home, including its initial public offering in 2016. Ms. Ahlman held various roles in merchandising and merchandise planning until her retirement from At Home in December 2018. Before joining At Home, Ms. Ahlman served in merchandising roles at 99 Cents Only Stores LLC and Factory 2-U Stores, Inc.

Larry Kraus has been our Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer since April 2024, and before that had been our Vice President, Chief Information Officer since joining the Company in February 2017. Prior to joining Ollie's, Mr. Kraus served as Vice President of Technology for The Bon-Ton Stores, a regional department store chain, a position he held since March 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Kraus was the Divisional Vice President, Technical Services and Operations at the Bon-Ton Stores. Prior to joining The Bon-Ton Stores, Mr. Kraus held various information technology positions of increasing responsibility at Rite Aid Corporation and Walmart.

Effective May 1, 2026, Shane Thornton will serve as the Company's Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager. Thornton was promoted to the position of Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager in March 2025, reporting to Mr. McLain and Eric van der Valk, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Thornton brings more than a decade of progressive leadership experience in merchandising and operational strategy. He joined the Company in 2010 and has advanced through several merchandising roles of increasing responsibility ranging from Buyer, Divisional Merchandise Manager, and Vice-President of Merchandising. Mr. Thornton began his career with the Company as a buyer, where he quickly demonstrated a strong acumen for product sourcing and category management.