---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000094845-22-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEVI"
cik: "0000094845"
company_name: "LEVI STRAUSS & CO"
filed_at: "2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T03:51:36.599539+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Levi Strauss EVP & CCO Seth Ellison retiring; to stay as advisor through March 2023

## Summary
- Seth Ellison, EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, retiring effective March 1, 2023.
- He will remain as senior advisor to assist onboarding of Michelle Gass.
- Ellison entitled to severance benefits under the Senior Executive Severance Plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000094845-22-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEVI
- cik: 0000094845
- company_name: LEVI STRAUSS & CO
- filed_at: 2022-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484522000048/0000094845-22-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484522000048/levi-20221212.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-22-000048
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-22-000048.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-22-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Seth Ellison departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
  - Action: retiring
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Seth Ellison, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. (the “Company”) will be retiring from the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484522000048/0000094845-22-000048-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.