Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers



On September 14, 2022, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (the "Company") announced that
Julie Whalen, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Alex
Bellos, President, West Elm brand are resigning from the Company effective
September 14, 2022. Jeff Howie, age 52, will succeed Ms. Whalen as Executive
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer
effective September 14, 2022. Jeremy Brooks, age 42, will succeed Ms. Whalen as
principal accounting officer effective September 14, 2022.

Mr. Howie has served in various positions with the Company since 2002, most
recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer. Prior to
that role, Mr. Howie served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative
Office, Pottery Barn brands from 2017 to 2021. From 2016 to 2017, Mr. Howie
served as Executive Vice President of Finance and Inventory Management in the
Company's Pottery Barn brands. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Howie served as Senior
Vice President of Finance and Inventory Management in the Williams-Sonoma brand.
From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Howie served as Senior Vice President of Inventory
Management for the Pottery Barn Kids and Pottery Barn Teen brands as well as
overseeing WSI Franchise Operations from 2009 to 2011. From 2004 to 2008, Mr.
Howie served as Vice President of Inventory Management in the Company's Pottery
Barn Kids brand. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Howie served as Director of Inventory
Management in the Company's Pottery Barn Kids brand.

In light of Mr. Howie's increased duties and responsibilities, the Compensation
Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (the "Committee") approved Mr.
Howie's annual base salary of $900,000 and the following equity awards to Mr.
Howie, which have an effective grant date of September 12, 2022: (a) restricted
stock units for the number of shares of the Company's common stock determined by
dividing $2,100,000 by the closing price of the Company's common stock on the
last trading day prior to the effective grant date, rounded down to the nearest
whole share and (b) performance stock units for a target number of shares of the
Company's common stock determined by dividing $1,400,000 by the closing price of
the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to the effective grant
date, rounded down to the nearest whole share, with each grant to be made under
the Company's 2001 Long-Term Incentive Plan. No other changes were made to Mr.
Howie's existing compensatory or severance arrangements.

Mr. Brooks has served as the Company's Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting
Officer and Head of Investor Relations since October 2021. From 2007 to 2021,
Mr. Brooks served in various position at J.Crew, most recently serving as its
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer.


Item 9.01.                Financial Statements and Exhibits

                (d)       List of Exhibits:

               99.1         Press Release dated September 14, 2022 titled Williams-Sonoma Inc.
                          Announces Leadership Transitions
                104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within

the Inline XBRL document)



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