// Kate Spade CEO Anna Bakst resigns // Parent company Tapestry has started the search for a replacement // Tapestry CFO Joanne Crevoiserat will act as interim CEO of Kate Spade Kate Spade chief executive and president Anna Bakst is set to resign the upmarket fashion retailer at the end of the year. Parent company Tapestry said it has already started the search for a replacement for Bakst, who has been at the helm of Kate Spade since April 2018.