---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950103-26-007131"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RENT"
cik: "0001468327"
company_name: "Rent the Runway, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-13T11:31:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-13T11:36:46.681825+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rent the Runway CEO Jennifer Hyman resigns; Teri Bariquit appointed interim CEO effective May 15

## Summary
- Co-founder Jennifer Hyman steps down as CEO, President and Board member effective May 15, 2026; will remain advisor through Jan 2027 at $62,500/month.
- Teri Bariquit, former Nordstrom CMO and current Board member, appointed interim CEO and President; receives $50,000/month plus up to $125,000 annual bonus and 100,000 PSUs.
- Hyman receives $1.5875M closing payment vesting, acceleration of 103,047 RSUs, and a lifetime subscription to the rental service as part of separation.
- Board will conduct a search for a permanent CEO; company reaffirms full-year 2026 financial guidance issued on April 14, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950103-26-007131
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RENT
- cik: 0001468327
- company_name: Rent the Runway, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-13T11:31:24+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/1468327/000095010326007131/0000950103-26-007131-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468327/000095010326007131/dp246596_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jennifer Hyman resigned as Member of the Board of Directors at Rent the Runway, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On May 12, 2026, Jennifer Hyman resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of Rent the Runway, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), effective as of May 15, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468327/000095010326007131/0000950103-26-007131-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jennifer Hyman resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President at Rent the Runway, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On May 12, 2026, Jennifer Hyman resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President of Rent the Runway, Inc. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), effective as of May 15, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468327/000095010326007131/0000950103-26-007131-index.htm
- Executive change
  Teri Bariquit was appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President at Rent the Runway, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: On May 12, 2026 Teri Bariquit, age 65, who is a member of our Board, was appointed as the interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, effective as of the Separation Date until the Board appoints a permanent Chief Executive Officer and President to succeed Ms. Hyman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1468327/000095010326007131/0000950103-26-007131-index.htm

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