secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WHIRLPOOL CORP /DE/ (WHR)
CIK:        0000106640
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000106640-25-000127
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.25
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Whirlpool appoints Kroger executive Mary Ellen Adcock to board of directors
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- Mary Ellen Adcock appointed to Whirlpool board effective Aug 18, 2025; serves on Audit and Governance/Nominating committees.
- Adcock is EVP and chief merchant & marketing officer at The Kroger Co. (since Nov 2024), with 25+ years in retail operations.
- Non-employee director compensation: $150K annual cash retainer and $160K equity in Whirlpool common stock at annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664025000127/0000106640-25-000127-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106640/000010664025000127/whr-20250819.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000106640-25-000127

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