---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000078239-25-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PVH"
cik: "0000078239"
company_name: "PVH CORP. /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T00:25:01.179501+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PVH Controller James Holmes to step down; Erik Graf named successor effective May 1

## Summary
- Holmes to exit EVP Controller role April 30, 2025; will remain until Oct 1 for transition.
- Departure not due to disagreement with auditors or management on accounting or controls.
- Erik Graf, 48, promoted from SVP External Reporting to EVP Corporate Controller as of May 1.
- Graf's base salary $450,000, target bonus 50% of salary, annual equity grant ~$300,000.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000078239-25-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PVH
- cik: 0000078239
- company_name: PVH CORP. /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-03-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78239/000007823925000006/0000078239-25-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78239/000007823925000006/pvh-20250311.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078239-25-000006
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078239-25-000006.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000078239-25-000006.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Holmes departed as Executive Vice President, Controller (principal accounting officer) at PVH CORP. /DE/.
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Controller (principal accounting officer)
  source text: On March 11, 2025, PVH Corp. (the “Company”) announced that James Holmes, its Executive Vice President, Controller (principal accounting officer), would be stepping down from that role effective April 30, 2025 to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78239/000007823925000006/0000078239-25-000006-index.htm
- Executive change
  Erik Graf was appointed as Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) at PVH CORP. /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer)
  source text: Erik Graf, 48, will replace Mr. Holmes as Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) effective May 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78239/000007823925000006/0000078239-25-000006-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.