---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-086396"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CTRN"
cik: "0001318484"
company_name: "Citi Trends Inc"
filed_at: "2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T17:16:28.974902+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Citi Trends EVP HR & CCO Ivy Council to retire; stays through Sep 29, 2023

## Summary
- Ivy Council, EVP of Human Resources and Chief Compliance Officer, notified retirement on July 26, 2023.
- Council has served 16 years; will remain in current role until September 29, 2023 for transition.
- Company has commenced a search for her successor; no replacement named yet.
- Retirement is voluntary and planned; no reported disagreement with company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-086396
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CTRN
- cik: 0001318484
- company_name: Citi Trends Inc
- filed_at: 2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465923086396/0001104659-23-086396-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465923086396/tm2322449d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-086396
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-086396.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-086396.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ivy Council departed as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Compliance Officer at Citi Trends Inc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Compliance Officer
  source text: On July 26, 2023, Ivy Council, 66, the Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Chief Compliance Officer of Citi Trends, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of her decision to retire after 16 years of service.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318484/000110465923086396/0001104659-23-086396-index.htm

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