---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000746598-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRC"
cik: "0000746598"
company_name: "BRADY CORP"
filed_at: "2023-04-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T00:02:09.028520+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brady Corp appoints Ann Thornton as CFO; Aaron Pearce resigns

## Summary
- CFO Aaron Pearce resigns effective April 14, 2023; receives 12 months base salary, 100% of 2023 target bonus, and full vesting of FY2021-2022 options and RSUs.
- Ann Thornton promoted from Chief Accounting Officer to CFO, CAO, and Treasurer; base salary $450,000, target bonus 70%, equity award $675,000.
- Thornton has over 13 years at Brady, previously an auditor at PwC; resignation not related to any accounting or reporting dispute.
- Thornton's share ownership requirement is 3x base salary, and she executed a Change of Control Agreement with 2x salary and bonus.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000746598-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRC
- cik: 0000746598
- company_name: BRADY CORP
- filed_at: 2023-04-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000027/0000746598-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000027/brc-20230413.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000746598-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Aaron J. Pearce resigned as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at BRADY CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On April 14, 2023, Brady Corporation (the "Company") announced the resignation of Aaron J. Pearce, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000027/0000746598-23-000027-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ann Thornton was appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer at BRADY CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
  source text: The Company also announced that as of April 14, 2023, Ann Thornton has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659823000027/0000746598-23-000027-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.