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Issuer:     CARTERS INC (CRI)
CIK:        0001060822
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-201479
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Carter's appoints Build-A-Bear CEO Sharon Price John as President & CEO; reaffirms FY2026 outlook
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- Sharon Price John named CEO and President effective June 15, 2026; succeeds departing CEO Douglas Palladini.
- John joins from Build-A-Bear (NYSE: BBW), where she served as CEO for 13 years, driving record results.
- Richard Westenberger to serve as Interim CEO until June 15; remains CFO & COO.
- Company reaffirms Q1 and full-year FY2026 outlook provided on February 27, 2026.
- John's compensation: base salary $1.3M, target cash bonus 175%, sign-on equity $6.5M, one-time bonus $500k.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000119312526201479/0001193125-26-201479-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1060822/000119312526201479/d112628d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-201479

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