---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-25-000154"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RL"
cik: "0001037038"
company_name: "RALPH LAUREN CORP"
filed_at: "2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T21:49:50.430280+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ralph Lauren names Bob Ranftl as COO effective March 30, 2025, succeeds Jane Nielsen

## Summary
- Ranftl to oversee IT, logistics, real estate, architecture, store design, and licensing.
- Mercedes Abramo (ex-Cartier) appointed Regional CEO for North America, effective March 1, 2025.
- Ranftl's compensation: base salary ≥$1M, target bonus 100% of salary, annual equity award $2.25M.
- Severance includes one-year base salary continuation plus target bonus; double upon change in control within 12 months.
- Both Ranftl and Abramo will report to CEO Patrice Louvet as enterprise leadership team members.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-25-000154
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RL
- cik: 0001037038
- company_name: RALPH LAUREN CORP
- filed_at: 2025-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037038/000095014225000154/0000950142-25-000154-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037038/000095014225000154/eh250580540_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-000154
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-000154.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950142-25-000154.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Ranftl was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at RALPH LAUREN CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On January 20, 2025, Ralph Lauren Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Robert Ranftl as Chief Operating Officer, effective March 30, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037038/000095014225000154/0000950142-25-000154-index.htm

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