Published mark
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
WILLIAMS SONOMA INC
NYSE: WSM. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSM) functions as a specialized, multi-channel retailer offering a diverse array of products for the home.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42
- SEC CIK
- 0000719955
- Website
- www.williams-sonomainc.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 15, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 6, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Laura J. AlberPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Director
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 7 / 88 directors published
- Published claims
- 465 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 160 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 16 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Andrew Campion seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2024-01-01.
EffectiveEffective Jan 1, 2024E3
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Marketing Officer | Abby Teisch | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Treasurer | Brian Yee | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE5 |
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | David Randolph King | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President & President of Williams Sonoma Brand | Felix J. Carbullido | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | Jeffrey E. Howie | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE8 |
| President of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen Brands | Jennifer Kellor | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE9 |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Head of IR | Jeremy Brooks | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE10 |
| President, Chief Executive Officer & Director | Laura J. Alber | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE11 |
| President of Pottery Barn | Monica Bhargava | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE12 |
| Chief Technology & Digital Officer | Sameer Hassan | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE13 |
| President of Stores & Customer Care | Vicki D. McWilliams | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
Board of directors
Evidence8 directors published. 7 of 8 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Campion | Independent | 2024 | Audit and Finance | Source reportedE3 |
| Anne Finucane | Independent | 2021 | ESG, chairNominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility, chairNominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility · Chair; ESG · Chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Arianna Huffington | Independent | 2024 | ESGNominations, Corporate Governance and Social ResponsibilityNominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG | Source reportedE3 |
| Esi Eggleston Bracey | Independent | 2021 | Audit and Finance | Source reportedE3 |
| Frits Dirk van Paasschen | Independent | 2017 | Audit and Finance, chairAudit and Finance · Chair; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE3 |
| Laura Alber | Not independent | 2010 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Scott Dahnke | Independent | 2019 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESGESGNominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | Source reportedE3 |
| William Ready | Independent | 2020 | Audit and FinanceAudit and Finance; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit and Finance | Frits Dirk van Paasschen | Frits Dirk van Paasschen, Andrew Campion, Esi Eggleston Bracey, William Ready | financial |
| Audit and Finance · Chair; Compensation | Not published | Frits Dirk van Paasschen | financial |
| Audit and Finance; Compensation | Not published | William Ready | financial |
| Compensation | Scott Dahnke | Scott Dahnke, Frits Dirk van Paasschen, William Ready | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG | Not published | Scott Dahnke | Not described in the published record |
| ESG | Anne Finucane | Anne Finucane, Arianna Huffington, Scott Dahnke | Not described in the published record |
| Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility | Anne Finucane | Anne Finucane, Arianna Huffington, Scott Dahnke | Not described in the published record |
| Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility · Chair; ESG · Chair | Not published | Anne Finucane | Not described in the published record |
| Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG | Not published | Arianna Huffington | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit and Finance: Chair Frits Dirk van Paasschen; Members Frits Dirk van Paasschen (Chair); Andrew Campion; Esi Eggleston Bracey; William Ready
Committee AppointmentFrits Dirk van Paasschen: chair, Audit and Finance
Committee AppointmentAndrew Campion: member, Audit and Finance
Committee AppointmentEsi Eggleston Bracey: member, Audit and Finance
Committee AppointmentWilliam Ready: member, Audit and Finance
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Scott Dahnke; Members Scott Dahnke (Chair); Frits Dirk van Paasschen; William Ready
Committee AppointmentScott Dahnke: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentFrits Dirk van Paasschen: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentWilliam Ready: member, Compensation
Committee RecordESG: Chair Anne Finucane; Members Anne Finucane (Chair); Arianna Huffington; Scott Dahnke
Committee AppointmentAnne Finucane: chair, ESG
Committee AppointmentArianna Huffington: member, ESG
Committee AppointmentScott Dahnke: member, ESG
Committee RecordNominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility: Chair Anne Finucane; Members Anne Finucane (Chair); Arianna Huffington; Scott Dahnke
Committee AppointmentAnne Finucane: chair, Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Committee AppointmentArianna Huffington: member, Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Committee AppointmentScott Dahnke: member, Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerLaura J. Alber, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Security ListingWSM (NYSE)
Index memberships1 membership attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: WSM | current | Mar 24, 2025 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameWILLIAMS SONOMA INC
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.williams-sonomainc.com
Published FactUS
Published FactDE
Published FactConsumer Discretionary
Published FactSpecialty Retail
Published Facthttps://www.williams-sonomainc.com
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Abby TeischChief Marketing Officercompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:18
- Brian YeeSenior Vice President of Corporate Finance & Treasurercompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:19
- David Randolph KingExecutive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretarycompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:20
- Felix J. CarbullidoExecutive Vice President & President of Williams Sonoma Brandcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:21
- Jeffrey E. HowieExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officercompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:22
- Jennifer KellorPresident of Pottery Barn Kids & Pottery Barn Teen Brandscompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:23
- Jeremy BrooksSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Head of IRcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:24
- Laura J. AlberPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:25
- Monica BhargavaPresident of Pottery Barncompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:26
- Sameer HassanChief Technology & Digital Officercompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:27
- Vicki D. McWilliamsPresident of Stores & Customer Carecompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:28
- Andrew CampionIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:10
- Anne FinucaneIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:11
- Arianna HuffingtonIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:12
- Esi Eggleston BraceyIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:13
- Frits Dirk van PaasschenIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:14
- Laura AlberDirectorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:15
- Scott DahnkeIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:16
- William ReadyIndependent Directorcompany:30eafed0-2553-4d5d-bf8a-d45828036d42:leadership_role:17
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 16 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 15, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E2WILLIAMS SONOMA INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-03-26). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published May 6, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 8 Claims.
- E4other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14other. Published Apr 30, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 17 Claims.
- E16Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 15, 2026- Andrew Campion seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2024-01-01.
- Arianna Huffington seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2024-01-01.
- Andrew Campion member of Audit and Finance, effective 2024-01-01.
- Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2024-01-01.
- Arianna Huffington member of Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG, effective 2024-01-01.
- Anne Finucane seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Esi Eggleston Bracey seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility · Chair; ESG · Chair committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Anne Finucane member of Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility · Chair; ESG · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
- William Ready seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit and Finance; Compensation committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- William Ready member of Audit and Finance; Compensation, effective 2020-01-01.
- Scott Dahnke seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2019-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2019-01-01.
- Scott Dahnke member of Compensation · Chair; Nominations, Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility; ESG, effective 2019-01-01.
- Frits Dirk van Paasschen seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Audit and Finance · Chair; Compensation committee of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Frits Dirk van Paasschen member of Audit and Finance · Chair; Compensation, effective 2017-01-01.
- Laura Alber seat on Williams-Sonoma, Inc., effective 2010-01-01.