Brown Forman Corp 8-K, filed Mar 18, 2022
Brown Forman Corp (BF-B)
8-K
2022-03-18
For: 2022-03-15
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About this 8-K
Brown Forman Corp filed this 8-K on March 18, 2022, reporting on events of March 15, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 15, 2022, Ms. Kathleen M. Gutmann, a director of Brown-Forman Corporation (the “Company”) since 2017, notified the Company of her decision to retire from service on the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately. Ms. Gutmann made this decision in order to focus on her expanded responsibilities as the newly-appointed Executive Vice President and President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions of United Parcel Service, Inc. Her decision was not due to a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION | |||||
| (Registrant) | |||||
| Date: March 18, 2022 | /s/ Jaileah X. Huddleston | ||||
| Jaileah X. Huddleston | |||||
| Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||