---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-086402"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLCE"
cik: "0001041859"
company_name: "Childrens Place, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T16:40:59.753366+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Children's Place promotes Toal to COO/CFO, names Markee Brand President, hires Sheridan as Chief Merchant

## Summary
- Sheamus Toal promoted to COO/CFO; base salary $725k, annual bonus 100% of salary, RSUs totaling $400k.
- Maegan Markee appointed Brand President; oversight for design, sourcing, merchandising, marketing, planning, allocation, wholesale & international.
- Mary Beth Sheridan hired as Chief Merchant from Anthropologie; will oversee merchandising, sourcing, planning and allocation.
- All executive changes effective August 1, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-086402
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLCE
- cik: 0001041859
- company_name: Childrens Place, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465923086402/0001104659-23-086402-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465923086402/tm2322577d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-086402.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sheamus Toal was appointed as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Childrens Place, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Sheamus Toal has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective August 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465923086402/0001104659-23-086402-index.htm

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