---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000110471-23-000076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WWW"
cik: "0000110471"
company_name: "WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T07:57:55.235013+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wolverine Worldwide names Chris Hufnagel President, promotes Merrell and Saucony brand presidents

## Summary
- Christopher E. Hufnagel appointed President, effective June 4, 2023; previously President of Active Group.
- Janice Tennant promoted to Global Brand President of Merrell; Rob Griffiths to Global Brand President of Saucony.
- Hufnagel will receive $800,000 base salary, 60% bonus target, and $500,000 in RSUs vesting over 3 years.
- Brendan Hoffman remains CEO; Hufnagel will report to him and oversee brand portfolio strategy.
- Appointments build on strategic transformation; Merrell and Saucony targeted for global growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000110471-23-000076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WWW
- cik: 0000110471
- company_name: WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-06-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000076/0000110471-23-000076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000076/www-20230530.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000076
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000076.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000076.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher E. Hufnagel was appointed as President at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On May 31, 2023, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Christopher E. Hufnagel as the Company’s President, effective as of June 4, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000076/0000110471-23-000076-index.htm

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