Background
Tansky, Burton M. was born in 1938.
Tansky, Burton M. was born in 1938.
Bachelor, University Pittsburgh, 1960.
With Kaufmann's, 1961-1967. Assistant store manager Filenes, 1967—1971, store manager, 1971. Merchandise manager Rikes, Dayton, Ohio, 1971-1974.
Vice president Forbes and Wallace, Springfield, 1974, I. Magnin, 1974—1977. Senior vice president Saks & Company, 1977—1980, executive vice president, 1980, president, 1980—1994, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1990—1994, Neiman Marcus Stores (subsidiary of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.), Dallas, 1998. Executive vice president Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 1998, chief operating officer, 1998—2001, president, Chief Executive Officer, 2001—2010, interim Chief Executive Officer, Bergdorf Goodman, 2004, chairman, since 2010.
Board directors International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., 2003.
Married.