---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-066552"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VNCE"
cik: "0001579157"
company_name: "VINCE HOLDING CORP."
filed_at: "2023-11-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T20:17:18.017900+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vince Holding Corp. appoints John Szczepanski as CFO effective Jan 2, 2024

## Summary
- John Szczepanski appointed CFO, effective January 2, 2024, succeeding interim CFO Michael Hand.
- Szczepanski previously served as SVP & CFO – Global Supply Chain and Brands at Ralph Lauren.
- Employment terms: $500,000 base salary, 60% target bonus, and 50,000 RSUs vesting over 4 years.
- Michael Hand will resign as interim CFO on Jan 2, 2024, and stay for a transition period in a non-executive role.
- No family relationships or related-party transactions between Szczepanski and the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-066552
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VNCE
- cik: 0001579157
- company_name: VINCE HOLDING CORP.
- filed_at: 2023-11-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017023066552/0000950170-23-066552-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017023066552/vnce-20231129.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Szczepanski was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at VINCE HOLDING CORP..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed John Szczepanski as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its subsidiaries, effective as of January 2, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017023066552/0000950170-23-066552-index.htm
- Executive change
  Michael Hand departed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at VINCE HOLDING CORP..
  - Action: resign
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Michael Hand, who was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer effective as of July 1, 2023, will resign from such position effective as of January 2, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017023066552/0000950170-23-066552-index.htm

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