---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000048465-25-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HRL"
cik: "0000048465"
company_name: "HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T11:08:52.407104+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hormel Foods re-appoints former CEO Jeffrey Ettinger to Board, joins CEO Search Committee

## Summary
- Ettinger, chairman of The Hormel Foundation (owns ~46% of HRL common stock), re-appointed to Board effective March 21, 2025.
- Former president and CEO of Hormel Foods, retired in 2016 after nearly three decades with the company.
- Ettinger will serve on the Governance Committee and ad hoc CEO Search Committee.
- Receives same compensation as other non-employee directors; no other material changes disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000048465-25-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HRL
- cik: 0000048465
- company_name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000012/0000048465-25-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000012/hrl-20250320.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jeffrey Ettinger was elected as Director at HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the Board) of Hormel Foods Corporation (the Company) elected Jeffrey Ettinger to the Board, effective March 21, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000012/0000048465-25-000012-index.htm

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