---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-024228"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PLCE"
cik: "0001041859"
company_name: "Childrens Place, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T14:58:24.690324+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Children's Place appoints John Szczepanski as CFO effective March 31, 2025

## Summary
- John Szczepanski named CFO, effective March 31, 2025; reports to President and Interim CEO Muhammad Umair.
- Compensation: $525,000 base salary, 60% target bonus, $600,000 RSU award, and $200,000 sign-on bonus.
- Also appointed Kristin Clifford as SVP Head of Sourcing (Feb 3) and Smeeta Khetarpaul as SVP Head of Marketing (Feb 24).
- Szczepanski previously CFO of Vince Holding Corp. (NYSE: VNCE) and held senior finance roles at Ralph Lauren.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-024228
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PLCE
- cik: 0001041859
- company_name: Childrens Place, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465925024228/0001104659-25-024228-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465925024228/tm259154d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-024228.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Szczepanski was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Childrens Place, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On March 17, 2025, The Children’s Place, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that John Szczepanski has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective March 31, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041859/000110465925024228/0001104659-25-024228-index.htm

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