Mary Lynn Phillips

About

Mary Lynn graduated from Miami University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy. She is a senior executive with broad financial and operational experience in highly competitive markets to drive growth, improve financial results and deliver operational efficiencies.

Mary Lynn serves as the Senior Vice President of finance for Stop & Shop, an innovative grocery chain with more than 400 stores throughout New York, New England and New Jersey.

Mary Lynn began her professional career at Ernst & Young and transitioned to the Fashion / Retail industry where she has held various financial leadership positions in public companies known for their financial acumen and aggressive growth strategies (LBrands Inc., Tapestry Inc., (formerly Coach, Inc.)). As the Divisional CFO of Coach, Inc. North America (2003-2013), she developed and implemented the financial strategies, performance reporting models, distribution strategy and organizational infrastructure to support revenue growth from $0.7 B to $3.5 B.

Mary Lynn successfully leveraged the large organization experience and disciplined financial approach to support smaller organizations in transition. As the CFO at Talbots, Inc. (2013-2015) she delivered growth in revenue and EBID through improved inventory productivity, focused promotional strategies, measured expense management and targeted investment strategies. Operating as the CFO of Stuart Weitzman (2016-2018), she managed the buyback and integration of the China distributor, directed extensive organizational and operational changes and the implementation of an integrated technology platform.

Mary Lynn lives in New York City and Ft. Lauderdale with her husband, Charles Phillips. She serves as an advisor and mentor to Miami students in the Business of Fashion program.