---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000110471-23-000150"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WWW"
cik: "0000110471"
company_name: "WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T08:46:54.312184+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wolverine Worldwide appoints Bishu Jayaram as CSO; EVP Jim Zwiers to depart May 2024

## Summary
- Jim Zwiers, EVP & President of Global Operations Group, will leave May 31, 2024 due to position elimination.
- Bishu Jayaram, previously SVP Global Sourcing, promoted to newly-created Chief Supply Chain Officer.
- Zwiers receives one year base salary severance, health benefits, and equity vesting for one year.
- Jayaram brings over 20 years supply chain experience from VF Corp, Adidas, and Gap; reports to CEO.
- Zwiers had 25-year tenure at Wolverine, including leadership of Outdoor, International, and M&A.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000110471-23-000150
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WWW
- cik: 0000110471
- company_name: WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2023-12-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000150/0000110471-23-000150-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000150/www-20231219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000150
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000150.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000110471-23-000150.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jim Zwiers departed as Executive Vice President, President of Global Operations Group at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/.
  - Action: agreed that his employment would end
  - Role: Executive Vice President, President of Global Operations Group
  source text: Effective as of December 19, 2023, Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the “Company”) and Jim Zwiers agreed that his employment as the Company’s Executive Vice President, President of Global Operations Group, would end on May 31, 2024, due to the elimination of Mr. Zwiers’ position.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000150/0000110471-23-000150-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bishu Jayaram was appointed as Chief Supply Chain Officer at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Supply Chain Officer
  source text: Mr. Zwiers’ duties have been distributed throughout the organization, including to Bishu Jayaram, who has been promoted to serve as the Company’s Chief Supply Chain Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000011047123000150/0000110471-23-000150-index.htm

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