secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BROWN FORMAN CORP (BF-A)
CIK:        0000014693
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000014693-24-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Brown-Forman GC Matt Hamel to retire May 1; Mike Carr named successor
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- Matthew Hamel, EVP General Counsel & Secretary, retiring effective May 1, 2024.
- Michael Carr, current VP & Associate General Counsel, appointed as GC & Secretary effective May 1.
- Hamel had been with Brown-Forman since 2007, leading legal, compliance, risk, and public affairs.
- Carr was instrumental in acquisitions of Gin Mare and Diplomático and the Jack Daniel's-Coca-Cola RTD deal.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469324000005/0000014693-24-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469324000005/bfb-20240108.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000014693-24-000005

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