---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014707-26-000062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAL"
cik: "0000014707"
company_name: "CALERES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-20T11:55:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T12:00:50.245180+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caleres appoints Dan Karpel as CFO; guides Q1 EPS $0.39-$0.41, $667M sales

## Summary
- Daniel L. Karpel appointed CFO effective immediately; he had served as interim CFO since Jan 21, 2026.
- Karpel receives $550K base salary, 65% target bonus, $350K RSUs, $550K performance shares, and $385K stock price award.
- Preliminary Q1 guidance: sales $667M, GAAP EPS $0.39-$0.41, adjusted EPS $0.35-$0.37; full results due June 4.
- Karpel brings 30 years experience and previously served as CAO at Caleres from 2013 to 2016.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014707-26-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAL
- cik: 0000014707
- company_name: CALERES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T11:55:10+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000062/0000014707-26-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000062/cal-20260520x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-26-000062
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-26-000062.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014707-26-000062.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Daniel L. Karpel was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at CALERES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On May 20, 2026, the Company announced that Daniel L. Karpel, Senior Vice President and current interim Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14707/000001470726000062/0000014707-26-000062-index.htm

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