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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-014794"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLCE"
cik: "0001041859"
company_name: "Childrens Place, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T13:15:48.222405+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rhys Summerton joins Children's Place Board; former Citigroup MD appointed to Audit Committee

## Summary
- Summerton appointed to Board and Audit Committee effective Feb 13, 2025; will serve until 2025 annual meeting.
- Designated independent director and audit committee financial expert under SEC and Nasdaq rules.
- Background: Fund Manager at Milkwood Capital; former Global Head of Emerging Market Equity Research at Citigroup.
- Compensation: $140,000 annual equity retainer in time-based RSUs vesting on first anniversary.
- Started career as Auditor at Ernst & Young; no arrangement with any other person for appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-014794
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLCE
- cik: 0001041859
- company_name: Childrens Place, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465925014794/0001104659-25-014794-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465925014794/tm256918d1_8k.htm

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