---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000712034-21-000112"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACCO"
cik: "0000712034"
company_name: "ACCO BRANDS Corp"
filed_at: "2021-08-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T07:08:16.018042+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ACCO Brands names Tom Tedford President and COO; hires Roxanne Bernstein to lead North America

## Summary
- Tom Tedford promoted to President and COO effective September 1, 2021; reports to CEO Boris Elisman.
- Tedford's base salary increased to $660,000; target annual cash bonus raised to 90% of base.
- Roxanne Bernstein appointed EVP and President, ACCO Brands North America, effective September 7, 2021.
- Bernstein joins from Crystal Farms Dairy Company (Post Holdings); previously held roles at Kraft and Cessna.
- Tedford assumes global responsibility for sales, marketing, and operations across all businesses and products.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000712034-21-000112
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACCO
- cik: 0000712034
- company_name: ACCO BRANDS Corp
- filed_at: 2021-08-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000071203421000112/0000712034-21-000112-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000071203421000112/abd-20210827.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712034-21-000112
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712034-21-000112.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000712034-21-000112.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas W. Tedford was appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at ACCO BRANDS Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 27, 2021, the Board of Directors of ACCO Brands Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Thomas W. Tedford, 50, who has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and President, ACCO Brands North America since 2015, as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/712034/000071203421000112/0000712034-21-000112-index.htm

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