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Issuer:     HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ (HRL)
CIK:        0000048465
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-24T20:52:26+00:00
Accession:  0000048465-26-000049
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hormel Foods names Ash Bhumbla CFO, effective Sept. 8; interim CFO Paul Kuehneman steps back
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- Appointed Ash Bhumbla EVP & CFO, effective September 8, 2026; he joins from Tyson Foods where he was SVP & CFO, Chicken segment.
- Paul R. Kuehneman's interim CFO role ends Sept. 8; he remains VP, Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer.
- Bhumbla receives $700k base salary, 100% bonus target, $2.1M LTI target, $700k cash sign-on, and $1.2M RSU with 3-year vesting.
- Sign-on compensation subject to repayment if voluntary termination within 3 years (cash) or 18 months (relocation bonus of $10k).
- Offer letter includes participation in company benefit/severance plans and standard restrictive covenants; term at-will.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000049/0000048465-26-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846526000049/hrl-20260824.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-26-000049

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