---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000746598-23-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRC"
cik: "0000746598"
company_name: "BRADY CORP"
filed_at: "2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T04:22:01.442098+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brady appoints Brett Wilms as President – EMEA & Australia effective Feb 1, 2023

## Summary
- Appointed Brett Wilms as President – EMEA & Australia, effective Feb 1, 2023; previously Managing Director IDS EMEA.
- Annual base salary of €296,600; target annual bonus set at 50% of base salary.
- Fiscal 2024 equity award grant date value of USD 135,000; 30% options, 30% RSUs, 40% PSUs.
- Share ownership requirement of 2x base salary; must be met within 5 years.
- Change of Control Agreement provides severance of 2x base salary plus 2x target bonus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000746598-23-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRC
- cik: 0000746598
- company_name: BRADY CORP
- filed_at: 2023-02-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000004/0000746598-23-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000004/brc-20230201.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000004
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000004.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brett Wilms was appointed as President – EMEA & Australia at BRADY CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President – EMEA & Australia
  source text: Effective February 1, 2023, Brady Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Brett Wilms to the role of President – EMEA & Australia.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000004/0000746598-23-000004-index.htm

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