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Posted 09 March, 2023

A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP. appointed Ciaran Long as new CEO

NYSE:AKA appointed new Chief Executive Officer Ciaran Long in a 8-K filed on 09 March, 2023.


  On March 6, 2023, the Board appointed Ciaran Long, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, to serve as acting Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis, effective as of March 9, 2023.  

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Overview of A.K.A. BRANDS HOLDING CORP.
Retail/Wholesale • Clothing Retail
a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. engages in the provision of a portfolio of online fashion products through its digital platform. It operates through the Online and Stores business segments. The Online segment offers fashion products through Culture Kings. The Stores segment provides retail services. The company was founded on May 20, 2021 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
Market Cap
$131M
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Relevant filing section
Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


On March 6, 2023, Jill Ramsey, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company determined that Ms. Ramsey will take time to work through unforeseen medical issues, effective as of March 9, 2023. Ms. Ramsey will remain employed by the Company and will be as active in the business as her health allows. Ms. Ramsey will also remain on the Board.

On March 6, 2023, the Board appointed Ciaran Long, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, to serve as acting Chief Executive Officer on an interim basis, effective as of March 9, 2023.

Mr. Long, age 50, joined the Company in April 2021 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Long is a strategic leader with over 20 years of experience developing and managing high performance, cross-functional teams geared toward driving organizational growth and change. Immediately prior to joining the Company, Mr. Long served as Chief Financial Officer of Samsclub.com, a multi-billion-dollar omnichannel business, and Vice President of Finance for Membership, Marketing and Supply Chain at Sam's Club, a division of Walmart Inc., beginning in November 2017. During his seven-year tenure at Walmart, Mr. Long held numerous leadership positions within Walmart's eCommerce divisions between September 2014 and April 2021, including Vice President of Finance for Merchandising and Vice President of Finance for Supply Chain, Customer Care and Payments. Mr. Long joined Walmart after co-founding CleanGrow, a developer of new sensor technology to measure key water quality parameters, and managed CleanGrow from April 2009 to August 2014. Mr. Long is a qualified Irish Chartered Accountant.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Long and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Long was selected to serve as acting Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Long does not have a family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer of the Company. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Mr. Long and the Company.