---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-079286"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T00:10:32.031686+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco CFO Thomas George adds principal accounting officer role; CAO Baxter to resign July 31

## Summary
- Thomas A. George, CFO and SVP-Finance, appointed additional role of principal accounting officer.
- Brently G. Baxter to resign as VP and CAO effective July 31, 2024; no disagreement with Company.
- Appointment part of finance function restructuring to promote efficiency and reduce costs.
- Mr. George will receive no additional compensation for the new role.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-079286
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2024-07-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024079286/0000950170-24-079286-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024079286/gco-20240627.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-079286
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-079286.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-079286.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas A. George was appointed as chief financial officer and senior vice president – finance at GENESCO INC.
  - Action: appointed to serve in the additional role
  - Role: chief financial officer and senior vice president – finance
  source text: On June 27, 2024, Thomas A. George, Genesco Inc.’s (the “Company”) chief financial officer and senior vice president – finance, was appointed to serve in the additional role of the Company’s principal accounting officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024079286/0000950170-24-079286-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brently G. Baxter departed as vice president and chief accounting officer at GENESCO INC.
  - Action: will resign
  - Role: vice president and chief accounting officer
  source text: on June 27, 2024, Brently G. Baxter notified the Company that he will resign as the Company’s vice president and chief accounting officer effective July 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000095017024079286/0000950170-24-079286-index.htm

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