---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-022577"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WSM"
cik: "0000719955"
company_name: "WILLIAMS SONOMA INC"
filed_at: "2021-11-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T11:06:36.104880+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Williams-Sonoma appoints Anne Finucane to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Anne Finucane appointed effective November 9, 2021; will receive standard pro-rated director compensation.
- Finucane is Vice Chairman of Bank of America and Chair of Bank of America Europe; retiring from BofA end of 2021.
- Her background includes ESG leadership, strategic marketing, and climate finance; Board cites value of her experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-022577
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WSM
- cik: 0000719955
- company_name: WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
- filed_at: 2021-11-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828021022577/0001628280-21-022577-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828021022577/wsm-20211109.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-022577
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-022577.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-022577.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Anne Finucane was appointed as director at WILLIAMS SONOMA INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On November 9, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Anne Finucane to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828021022577/0001628280-21-022577-index.htm

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