JELD-WEN Holding, Inc 8-K, filed Oct 19, 2026
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (JELD)
8-K
2026-10-19
For: 2026-10-13
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About this 8-K
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc filed this 8-K on October 19, 2026, reporting on events of October 13, 2026.
JELD-WEN Holding announced CFO Samantha L. Stoddard will resign effective November 13, 2026, and appointed Jeffrey Embt as Interim CFO. The company reaffirmed full year 2026 guidance of $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion revenue and Adjusted EBITDA of $120 million to $150 million. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 7.01: Regulation FD disclosure
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 13, 2026
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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.
Chief Financial Officer Resignation
On October 13, 2026, Samantha L. Stoddard notified JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) of her decision to resign as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 13, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), to pursue a professional opportunity outside the building products industry. Ms. Stoddard’s resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to the Company’s operations, financial reporting, policies or practices.
Interim Chief Financial Officer Appointment
On October 16, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Jeffrey Embt, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, as Interim Chief Financial Officer and the Company’s principal financial officer, effective as of the Effective Date, while continuing in his current role. The Company will commence a process to identify the next Chief Financial Officer. Biographical and other information with respect to Mr. Embt, age 45, was previously reported in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 5, 2026 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with his appointment as Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Embt’s will receive additional cash compensation of $10,000 per month and his target incentive award under the Company’s management incentive plan was increased to 50% of his base salary (prorated based on time served in the new role).
There are no family relationships, as defined in Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, between Mr. Embt and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, or persons nominated or chosen to become a director or an executive officer. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Embt and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, and he does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be disclosed at this time under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 19, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the resignation of Ms. Stoddard, the appointment of Mr. Embt and reaffirming the Company’s updated full year 2026 guidance as previously announced on August 3, 2026. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | |||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data file (formatted as Inline XBRL). | ||||
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.
| Date: October 19, 2026 | JELD-WEN HOLDING, INC. | |||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ James S. Hayes | |||||||||||||
| James S. Hayes | ||||||||||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||
JELD-WEN, Inc. 2645 Silver Crescent Drive, Charlotte, NC 28273 USA www.jeld-wen.com JELD-WEN Announces Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer Reaffirms Full Year 2026 Guidance Charlotte, N.C., October 19, 2026 – JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) today announced that Samantha L. Stoddard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from the company, effective November 13, 2026, to pursue a professional opportunity outside the building products industry. Effective November 13, 2026, Jeffrey Embt, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, will also serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer while continuing in his current role. The company will commence a process to identify the next Chief Financial Officer. Embt joined JELD-WEN in January 2026 as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer, and has more than 20 years of experience in finance, accounting, external reporting, and strategic planning. Prior to joining JELD-WEN, Embt was the Chief Financial Officer of Proterra LLC, a manufacturer of battery systems for electric vehicles and commercial equipment, where he was also the Chief Accounting Officer. Before joining Proterra, Embt held various finance leadership roles at BWX Technologies and Deloitte & Touche LLP. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Coastal Carolina University and completed his graduate and executive education at the University of Tennessee. “On behalf of the senior leadership team, I want to thank Samantha for her contributions to JELD- WEN over the last six years, and we wish her all the best in her next endeavor” said Chief Executive Officer William J. Christensen. “Given Jeff’s financial acumen and knowledge of our business, I’m confident that Jeff is positioned to lead our finance organization and drive results as we execute our strategic priorities,” said Christensen. “I feel privileged to have been a part of JELD-WEN’s rich legacy, and I am grateful to the many colleagues who have shared the journey with me. I remain confident in JELD-WEN’s future and deeply invested in its continued success,” said Stoddard. The company is reaffirming its updated full year 2026 guidance, as previously announced on August 3, 2026, with expected revenue of $3.1 billion to $3.2 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $120 million to $150 million. About JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. (NYSE: JELD) is a leading global designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-performance interior and exterior doors, windows, and related building products serving the new construction and repair and remodeling sectors. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, JELD-WEN operates facilities in 14 countries in North America and Europe and employs approximately 13,900 associates dedicated to bringing beauty and security to the spaces that touch our lives. The JELD- WEN family of brands includes JELD-WEN® worldwide, LaCantina® and VPI™ in North America, and Swedoor® and DANA® in Europe. For more information, visit corporate.JELD-WEN.com or follow us on LinkedIn. Exhibit 99.1
Investor Relations Contact: James Armstrong Vice President, Investor Relations 704-378-5731 jarmstrong@jeldwen.com Media Contact: JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. Sarah Bruner Senior Director, Enterprise Communications 980-403-4459 SBruner@jeldwen.com Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and, in each case, their negative or other various or comparable terminology. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our business strategies and ability to execute on our plans, market potential, future financial performance, customer demand, the potential of our categories, brands and innovations, the impact of our strategic transformation journey, footprint rationalization, cost reduction and modernization initiatives, the impact of acquisitions and divestitures on our business and our ability to maximize value and integrate operations, our pipeline of productivity projects, the estimated impact of tax reform on our results, geopolitical and economic uncertainty, security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents, impacts on our business from weather and climate change, our current level of indebtedness, our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness and other obligations, litigation outcomes, and our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, assumptions, or other future events, all of which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed in 2026 and our other filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Non-GAAP Financial Information The Company provides certain guidance solely on a non-GAAP basis because the Company cannot predict certain elements that are included in certain reported GAAP results. While management cannot provide a reconciliation of items for forward-looking non-GAAP measures without unreasonable effort, management bases the estimated ranges of non-GAAP measures for future periods on its reasonable estimates of certain items such as assumed effective tax rate, assumed interest expense, and other assumptions about capital requirements for future periods. Although the Company believes the assumptions reflected in the range of its 2026 guidance are reasonable, actual results could vary substantially given the uncertainty regarding the future performance of the global economy, ongoing geopolitical conflicts, disruptions in supply chains, and changes in raw material prices and other costs as well as other risks and uncertainties, including those described in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the guidance ranges provided for 2026 do not include the impact of potential acquisitions or divestitures. The variability of these items may have a significant impact on our future GAAP results.