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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000063754-24-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MKC"
cik: "0000063754"
company_name: "MCCORMICK & CO INC"
filed_at: "2024-01-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T20:16:46.355426+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# McCormick appoints Terry Thomas to board of directors effective Jan 23, 2024

## Summary
- Terry Thomas, Chief Growth Officer of Flowers Foods, joined McCormick's board and Audit Committee.
- Thomas brings 30+ years of CPG experience including senior roles at Unilever, PepsiCo, and Coca-Cola.
- No family relationships or material transactions with McCormick officers or directors disclosed.
- Thomas will receive non-executive director compensation per prior proxy statement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000063754-24-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MKC
- cik: 0000063754
- company_name: MCCORMICK & CO INC
- filed_at: 2024-01-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000021/0000063754-24-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000021/mkc-20240123.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000063754-24-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Terry Thomas was appointed as Director at MCCORMICK & CO INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 23, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of McCormick & Company, Incorporated (the “Registrant”) appointed Terry Thomas to the Board of the Registrant.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63754/000006375424000021/0000063754-24-000021-index.htm

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