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8-K filed February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET ticker JILL CIK 0001687932
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J.Jill appoints Mary Ellen Coyne as CEO, effective May 1, 2025, succeeding retiring Claire Spofford

J.Jill, Inc.

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Departed

Claire Spofford

Chief Executive Officer and President
JILL · J.Jill, Inc.
Effective
2025-04-30
Successor
Mary Ellen Coyne
Filed
February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
Ms. Spofford has agreed to extend her retirement date to April 30, 2025
Appointed

Mary Ellen Coyne

Chief Executive Officer and President
JILL · J.Jill, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-01
Filed
February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
On February 27, 2025, J.Jill, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Mary Ellen Coyne to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President to succeed the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer and President, Claire Spofford, following Ms. Spofford’s previously disclosed decision to retire.
Appointed

Mary Ellen Coyne

Director
JILL · J.Jill, Inc.
Effective
2025-05-01
Filed
February 27, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
Ms. Coyne will also fill the vacancy on the Company’s Board of Directors as a result of Ms. Spofford’s retirement.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Claire Spofford departed as Chief Executive Officer and President at J.Jill, Inc..

Action
retire
Role
Chief Executive Officer and President
Exact text from the filing
Ms. Spofford has agreed to extend her retirement date to April 30, 2025
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Mary Ellen Coyne was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President at J.Jill, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Chief Executive Officer and President
Exact text from the filing
On February 27, 2025, J.Jill, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it has appointed Mary Ellen Coyne to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President to succeed the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer and President, Claire Spofford, following Ms. Spofford’s previously disclosed decision to retire.
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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.9

Mary Ellen Coyne was appointed as Director at J.Jill, Inc..

Action
appointed
Role
Director
Exact text from the filing
Ms. Coyne will also fill the vacancy on the Company’s Board of Directors as a result of Ms. Spofford’s retirement.
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