Vince chief financial officer to step down
Credits: Vince via Facebook John Szczepanski, the chief financial officer of Vince Holding Corp, has announced his intention to step down to “pursue another opportunity”. He will leave the position from March 28, 2025, after which Yuji Okumura, VNCE’s current vice president, controller, will assume the role in an interim capacity. In a release, VNCE’s chief executive officer, Brendan Hoffman, who just returned to the business in February 2025, thanked Szczepanski for his contributions to the company during a transformative period. Since being appointed to the position in November 2023, weeks after the announcement of a transformation plan focused on driving profitability, Szczepanski has overseen quarterly improvements in the company’s profits. For Q3, Vince reported that its gross profit rose to 40.1 million dollars, despite a decrease in net sales of 4.7 percent. Okumura, meanwhile, joined Vince in 2018 as director of financial reporting. Prior to this, he had worked for over 11 years in public accounting at KPMG US, contributing to his almost two decades of experience in the field. CEO Hoffman said he had “the utmost confidence” in Okumura’s ability to lead Vince’s accounting and finance organisation, and that his experience of its financial operations “will be instrumental as we enter a new chapter for the company”. He added: “This internal promotion also reflects our commitment to recognising talent within our organization and ensures strong leadership continuity.”
John Szczepanski, the chief financial officer of Vince Holding Corp, has announced his intention to step down to “pursue another opportunity”. He will leave the position from March 28, 2025, after which Yuji Okumura, VNCE’s current vice president, controller, will assume the role in an interim capacity.
In a release, VNCE’s chief executive officer, Brendan Hoffman, who just returned to the business in February 2025, thanked Szczepanski for his contributions to the company during a transformative period.
Since being appointed to the position in November 2023, weeks after the announcement of a transformation plan focused on driving profitability, Szczepanski has overseen quarterly improvements in the company’s profits. For Q3, Vince reported that its gross profit rose to 40.1 million dollars, despite a decrease in net sales of 4.7 percent.
Okumura, meanwhile, joined Vince in 2018 as director of financial reporting. Prior to this, he had worked for over 11 years in public accounting at KPMG US, contributing to his almost two decades of experience in the field.
CEO Hoffman said he had “the utmost confidence” in Okumura’s ability to lead Vince’s accounting and finance organisation, and that his experience of its financial operations “will be instrumental as we enter a new chapter for the company”. He added: “This internal promotion also reflects our commitment to recognising talent within our organization and ensures strong leadership continuity.”
