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Issuer:     HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL)
CIK:        0000048465
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000048465-25-000018
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hormel Foods CMO Scott Aakre to retire end of FY2025, appointed to board
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- Scott Aakre, group VP and chief marketing officer for Retail, will retire at end of fiscal 2025 after 35 years.
- Aakre was appointed to the Hormel Foods board of directors effective May 15, 2025.
- His retail marketing responsibilities will be transitioned internally.
- Board now has 12 members; Aakre also serves on The Hormel Foundation board.
- CEO Jim Snee and chairman Bill Newlands praised Aakre's leadership and community ties.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000018/0000048465-25-000018-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000018/hrl-20250515.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000018

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