Framingham, Mass. — The TJX Companies, Inc., a leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions, has promoted John Klinger to executive vice president, chief financial officer, effective January 29, 2023, the beginning of TJX’s fiscal year. Klinger will oversee corporate finance for TJX, including audit, treasury, tax and investor relations. He will continue to report to Scott Goldenberg who has been CFO since 2012. Goldenberg will continue as senior executive vice president, finance, with responsibility for certain other corporate functions, including global communications, risk management, new business development, and financial aspects of real estate.
“I am very pleased with John’s promotion to TJX’s CFO position,” says Ernie Herrman, chief executive officer and president of The TJX Companies, Inc. “John has worked for TJX for over two decades and has both the financial expertise and deep understanding of TJX that are vital to this role. He has worked closely with Scott over many years, and for the past few years, has overseen most of the corporate finance functions as corporate controller. John has worked in both divisional and corporate areas for TJX and in the U.S. and internationally. He is seen as a leader within TJX with a strong commitment to the professional development of the finance team.”
Klinger joined TJX in 2000 as a manager of business analysis, Marmaxx. He held various finance positions with increasing responsibility within HomeGoods and Marmaxx before being promoted to vice president, divisional CFO for AJWright in 2007. In 2011, he became vice president, corporate finance and was promoted to senior vice president, divisional CFO, TJX Europe later that year. He returned to the U.S. in 2015 to assume the role of senior vice president, corporate controller. In April 2019, Klinger was named executive vice president, corporate controller. Prior to joining TJX, Klinger was with the Stride Rite company starting in 1994. He held various finance roles, eventually becoming the director of finance in 1998.
The TJX Companies, Inc. is the leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide. As of October 29, 2022, the company operated 4,793 stores in nine countries. Brands include T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Sierra and Homesense as well as T.K. Maxx I Europe and Australia. For more information, visit www.TJX.com.
SOURCE: The TJX Companies, Inc.