{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000950170-23-045544","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"GCO","cik":"0000018498","company_name":"GENESCO INC","filed_at":"2023-08-31T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:35.756587+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-11T01:29:34.097041+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Genesco announces Journeys Group President Mario Gallione to retire Feb 2024; search for successor underway","bullets":["Mario Gallione to retire effective February 3, 2024, after 44 years at Genesco.","Gallione will serve as President Emeritus through Feb 3, 2024, then consultant until June 28, 2024.","Mike Sypert, 34-year veteran, named Journeys COO to lead transition and assume day-to-day responsibilities.","Executive search firm Egon Zehnder engaged to find Gallione's successor, considering internal and external candidates.","Gallione to receive current salary of $42,500/month through Oct 28, then $12,500/month until Feb 3, plus consulting fees."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045544","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045544.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045544.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-045544.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017023045544/0000950170-23-045544-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017023045544/gco-20230830.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-11T01:29:34.097041+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"f1115869f6","claim":"Mario Gallione departed as President of Journeys and Senior Vice President at GENESCO INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On August 30, 2023, Genesco Inc. (the “Company”) announced the upcoming retirement of Mario Gallione, President of Journeys and Senior Vice President, with an expected effective date of February 3, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017023045544/0000950170-23-045544-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"President of Journeys and Senior Vice President"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}