{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000063754-23-000020","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MKC","cik":"0000063754","company_name":"MCCORMICK & CO INC","filed_at":"2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:41.926822+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-14T22:47:44.133862+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.5,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.5,"confidence":"high","headline":"McCormick President & CAO Malcolm Swift to retire by Nov 30, 2023; transitions to EVP","bullets":["Malcolm Swift, President Global Flavor Solutions and CAO, notified retirement effective Nov 30, 2023.","He will immediately serve as Executive Vice President to assist transition of duties.","Swift joined McCormick in 2005; tenure spanned 19 years, sales more than doubled to $6B.","He led EMEA and Global Flavor Solutions transformation and served on Management Committee since 2014.","Chairman & CEO Kurzius praised Swift's leadership and partnership over 16 years."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-23-000020","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-23-000020.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-23-000020.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-23-000020.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375423000020/0000063754-23-000020-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375423000020/mkc-20230516.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-14T22:47:44.133862+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"1ec7dfadae","claim":"Malcolm Swift departed as President Global Flavor Solutions and Chief Administrative Officer at MCCORMICK & CO INC.","evidence_excerpt":"On May 16, 2023, Malcolm Swift, President Global Flavor Solutions and Chief Administrative Officer, provided notice of his intention to retire from McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Registrant”) as of November 30, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375423000020/0000063754-23-000020-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retire"},{"label":"Role","value":"President Global Flavor Solutions and Chief Administrative Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"a9313df360","claim":"Malcolm Swift changed role as Executive Vice President at MCCORMICK & CO INC.","evidence_excerpt":"To assist with the transition of his duties to others within the organization, Mr. Swift will transition to a new role as Executive Vice President for the Company.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375423000020/0000063754-23-000020-index.htm","confidence":0.7,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"transition"},{"label":"Role","value":"Executive Vice President"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}