---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000055135-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KELYA"
cik: "0000055135"
company_name: "KELLY SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T17:48:34.342416+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kelly Services director Donald R. Parfet to retire at 2025 annual meeting after 21 years

## Summary
- Donald R. Parfet notified company of intent to retire as director effective date of 2025 annual shareholders meeting.
- Parfet served as a director since 2004, Chairman from 2018 to 2023, and Lead Director from 2012 to 2018.
- Departure is not due to any disagreement with company's operations, policies, or practices.
- No replacement director has been announced as of the filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000055135-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KELYA
- cik: 0000055135
- company_name: KELLY SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513525000009/0000055135-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513525000009/kelya-20250212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055135-25-000009
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055135-25-000009.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000055135-25-000009.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Donald R. Parfet departed as Director at KELLY SERVICES INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 12, 2025, Kelly Services, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by Donald R. Parfet that he intends to retire as a director effective as of the date of the Company’s 2025 annual shareholders meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55135/000005513525000009/0000055135-25-000009-index.htm

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