---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000014693-22-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BF-A"
cik: "0000014693"
company_name: "BROWN FORMAN CORP"
filed_at: "2022-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T21:39:31.045273+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Kathleen Gutmann resigns from Brown-Forman board effective March 15, 2022

## Summary
- Kathleen M. Gutmann, director since 2017, retired from board effective immediately on March 15, 2022.
- Gutmann stepped down to focus on new role as EVP & President International, Healthcare and Supply Chain at UPS.
- Resignation was not due to any disagreement with company on operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement named; board size reduced accordingly.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000014693-22-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BF-A
- cik: 0000014693
- company_name: BROWN FORMAN CORP
- filed_at: 2022-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469322000024/0000014693-22-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469322000024/bfb-20220315.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014693-22-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014693-22-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014693-22-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kathleen M. Gutmann retired as Director at BROWN FORMAN CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: 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.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469322000024/0000014693-22-000024-index.htm

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