---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001530721-23-000003"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CPRI"
cik: "0001530721"
company_name: "Capri Holdings Ltd"
filed_at: "2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T11:44:23.227270+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Capri Holdings appoints Cedric Wilmotte CEO of Michael Kors effective April 3, 2023

## Summary
- Cedric Wilmotte, previously interim CEO of Versace and President of Michael Kors EMEA, appointed CEO of Michael Kors.
- Effective April 3, 2023; reports to Capri CEO John D. Idol.
- Annual base salary $1M; guaranteed cash incentive of 200% of salary for fiscal 2024 ($2M total).
- Long-term incentive award valued at ~$3.5M in RSUs vesting over three years, granted June 15, 2023.
- Wilmotte led Michael Kors EMEA from 2008-2021; prior roles at Marc Jacobs and Donna Karan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001530721-23-000003
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CPRI
- cik: 0001530721
- company_name: Capri Holdings Ltd
- filed_at: 2023-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530721/000153072123000003/0001530721-23-000003-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530721/000153072123000003/cpri-20230123.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530721-23-000003
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530721-23-000003.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001530721-23-000003.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cedric Wilmotte was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Michael Kors at Capri Holdings Ltd.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer of Michael Kors
  source text: On January 23, 2023, Capri Holdings Limited (“ Capri ”) announced that Cedric Wilmotte is being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Michael Kors effective April 3, 2023 (the “ Commencement Date ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530721/000153072123000003/0001530721-23-000003-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.