---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000094845-24-000062"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LEVI"
cik: "0000094845"
company_name: "LEVI STRAUSS & CO"
filed_at: "2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T15:09:43.459849+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Levi Strauss appoints Dan Geballe to board, effective upon David Friedman's retirement in April 2025

## Summary
- David Friedman (Class II director) to retire April 26, 2025 upon reaching mandatory retirement age; no disagreement involved.
- Dan Geballe elected as Class II director effective April 26, 2025; he is managing director at SJF Ventures and a descendant of founder Levi Strauss.
- Geballe also serves as VP and board member of Levi Strauss Foundation, chairs Finance Committee.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000094845-24-000062
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LEVI
- cik: 0000094845
- company_name: LEVI STRAUSS & CO
- filed_at: 2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484524000062/0000094845-24-000062-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484524000062/levi-20241010.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-24-000062
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-24-000062.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000094845-24-000062.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Friedman departed as Class II director at LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Class II director
  source text: David Friedman, a Class II director, is expected to retire from Levi Strauss & Co.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”) upon reaching the mandatory retirement age on April 26, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484524000062/0000094845-24-000062-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dan Geballe was elected as Class II member of the Board at LEVI STRAUSS & CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Class II member of the Board
  source text: On October 10, 2024, upon recommendation of its Nominating, Governance and Corporate Citizenship Committee, the Board elected Dan Geballe to serve as a Class II member of the Board, effective upon Mr. Friedman’s retirement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000009484524000062/0000094845-24-000062-index.htm

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