secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL)
CIK:        0000048465
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2021-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000048465-21-000056
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hormel Foods CFO Jim Sheehan to retire; Jacinth Smiley appointed successor
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- James N. Sheehan retires as EVP & CFO effective Dec 31, 2021, after 43 years with Hormel Foods.
- Jacinth C. Smiley becomes EVP & CFO effective Nov 1, 2021; previously Group VP of Corporate Strategy.
- Smiley brings CFO experience from GE Oil & Gas North America and Chief Accounting Officer at LyondellBasell.
- Sheehan led Project Orion, Planters acquisition financing, and Inspired Pathways tuition initiative.
- Smiley will oversee financial strategy, investor relations, treasury, tax, accounting, IT, and long-range planning.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846521000056/0000048465-21-000056-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846521000056/hrl-20211029.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-21-000056

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