---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000794367-23-000084"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "M"
cik: "0000794367"
company_name: "Macy's, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T05:13:24.614402+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Macy's Chief Legal Officer Elisa Garcia retires; Wendy Beadles named interim

## Summary
- Elisa D. Garcia retired as EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary effective Oct 31, 2023.
- Wendy (Schmidt) Beadles, VP Legal Business Operations, appointed Interim Chief Legal Officer & Secretary.
- Garcia served Macy's for seven years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000794367-23-000084
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: M
- cik: 0000794367
- company_name: Macy's, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436723000084/0000794367-23-000084-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436723000084/n-20231031.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000794367-23-000084.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Elisa D. Garcia retired as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Macy's, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  source text: Elisa D. Garcia, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Macy’s, Inc. (the “Company”), retired October 31, 2023 after seven years of service.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436723000084/0000794367-23-000084-index.htm
- Executive change
  Wendy (Schmidt) Beadles was appointed as Interim Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at Macy's, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
  source text: Wendy (Schmidt) Beadles, Vice President, Legal Business Operations, has been appointed Interim Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794367/000079436723000084/0000794367-23-000084-index.htm

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