---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-036468"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VNCE"
cik: "0001579157"
company_name: "VINCE HOLDING CORP."
filed_at: "2024-03-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T07:51:55.615018+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Vince CEO Jack Schwefel resigns; David Stefko appointed interim CEO

## Summary
- Jack Schwefel resigned as CEO and Board member effective March 26, 2024.
- Board appointed David Stefko, current director and former CFO, as interim CEO; receives ~$67k monthly salary.
- Stefko previously served as interim CEO from Aug 2020 to Mar 2021.
- Company initiated search for a permanent CEO; expects to report Q4 and FY 2023 results by late April 2024.
- Schwefel will receive 4 months base salary (reduced by subsequent full-time compensation).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-036468
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VNCE
- cik: 0001579157
- company_name: VINCE HOLDING CORP.
- filed_at: 2024-03-26T23:59:59+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/1579157/000095017024036468/0000950170-24-036468-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017024036468/vnce-20240326.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036468
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036468.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-036468.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jonathan "Jack" Schwefel resigned as Chief Executive Officer at VINCE HOLDING CORP..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On March 26, 2024, Jonathan “Jack” Schwefel resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Vince Holding Corp. (the “Company”) and as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective as of March 26, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017024036468/0000950170-24-036468-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Stefko was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at VINCE HOLDING CORP..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On March 26, 2024, the Board appointed David Stefko as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective as of March 26, 2024, until a permanent Chief Executive Officer is appointed.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1579157/000095017024036468/0000950170-24-036468-index.htm

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