---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014707-26-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAL"
cik: "0000014707"
company_name: "CALERES INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T08:44:47.994345+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Calandra departs; Dan Karpel interim CFO; Saks bankruptcy risks Q4 EPS up to $0.06.

## Summary
- Jack Calandra, SVP and CFO, steps down Jan 15, 2026; employment ends Jan 30; departure not due to any disagreement.
- Dan Karpel (SVP, CAO) appointed interim CFO effective Jan 21; external search for permanent successor underway.
- Saks Global bankruptcy could reduce Q4 diluted EPS by up to $0.06; potential restructuring charges not previously guided.
- Excluding those impacts, Q4 and fiscal 2025 sales and EPS outlook remain in line with Dec 9, 2025 guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014707-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAL
- cik: 0000014707
- company_name: CALERES INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000006/0000014707-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000006/cal-20260115x8k.htm

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