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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-029634"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GCO"
cik: "0000018498"
company_name: "GENESCO INC"
filed_at: "2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T06:32:57.202245+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genesco CFO Cassandra Harris resigns effective March 6; CEO Mimi Vaughn named interim CFO

## Summary
- Harris resigns to pursue non-retail opportunities; departure not related to any disagreement with the company.
- CEO Mimi Vaughn, who served as CFO from 2015 to 2019, will serve as interim CFO effective March 6, 2026, with no additional compensation.
- Harris will consult through March 25, 2026, assisting with transition and fiscal year 2026 10-K filing; receives $12,000 for transition services.
- Company has initiated a formal search for a permanent CFO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-029634
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GCO
- cik: 0000018498
- company_name: GENESCO INC
- filed_at: 2026-01-29T23:59:59+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/18498/000119312526029634/0001193125-26-029634-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18498/000119312526029634/gco-20260129.htm

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