Stuart Burgdoerfer has been promoted to chief financial officer of Limited Brands, the Columbus, Ohio-based specialty retailer.<br /><br />Burgdoerfer rejoined Limited in November as executive vice president of finance. As CFO, Burgdoerfer succeeds and continues to report to Martyn Regrave, who assumed the title of CFO last year in addition to his role as executive VP and chief administrative officer.<br /><br />Prior to his return to Limited last year, Burgdoerfer spent two years as senior VP of finance at Home Depot.<br /><br />Just before that, he spent six years at Limited in positions including VP of financial planning and CFO of the White Barn Candle Co, senior VP of finance and corporate controller. He has also served in financial and strategic roles with Deloitte and Touche, CSC-Index and PepsiCo/Yum Brands.<br /><br />“Stuart possesses a compelling combination of skill and insight,” commented Leslie Wexner, chairman and chief executive officer of Limited Brands, in a statement. “He has exception finance and accounting acumen, broad retail industry knowledge and deep operational understanding of the enterprise.”<br /><br />Limited Brands operates 3,780 under brands including Express, Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works and La Senza.<br />