---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000048465-23-000076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HRL"
cik: "0000048465"
company_name: "HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-09-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T07:52:17.584206+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hormel Foods General Counsel Lori J. Marco to separate effective Oct 27, 2023; search underway

## Summary
- Lori J. Marco, SVP External Affairs and General Counsel, will separate from Hormel effective October 27, 2023.
- Company will conduct a search for internal and external candidates to replace Ms. Marco.
- No reason for departure disclosed in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000048465-23-000076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HRL
- cik: 0000048465
- company_name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-09-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846523000076/0000048465-23-000076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846523000076/hrl-20230925.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-23-000076
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-23-000076.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-23-000076.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lori J. Marco departed as Senior Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel at HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/.
  - Action: separate
  - Role: Senior Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel
  source text: On September 25, 2023, Hormel Foods Corporation (the “Company”) determined that Lori J. Marco, the Company’s Senior Vice President, External Affairs and General Counsel, will separate from the Company effective as of October 27, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846523000076/0000048465-23-000076-index.htm

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