Ulta Beauty has appointed Christopher DelOrefice as its next Chief Financial Officer. Chris Lialios will continue to serve as Interim CFO until DelOrefice assumes the role and will then return to his position as Senior Vice President and Controller. DelOrefice brings extensive financial leadership experience from his tenure at Becton Dickinson & Company, where he served as Executive Vice President and CFO since 2021, and over two decades at Johnson & Johnson in several senior finance roles.
He has also held leadership positions at AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, AET Films, and Ametek. A Certified Public Accountant (inactive), DelOrefice holds both a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and an MBA from Villanova University and serves on the Board of Directors at ResMed, where he chairs the audit committee.
Kecia Steelman, Ulta Beauty’s President and CEO, stated, “Chris brings deep financial expertise and a proven track record of delivering leading financial performance and building high-performing, engaged teams across global organizations. With demonstrated experience leading core finance functions, global operations, strategy, corporate development, and enterprise transformation for public companies, Chris will be a great partner to our team.”
DelOrefice expressed enthusiasm for joining the beauty retailer and emphasized, "I believe in the growth opportunity ahead for Ulta Beauty, and I look forward to working with Kecia and the team to drive long-term, sustainable profitable growth and shareholder value.”
