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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000864749-25-000253"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRMB"
cik: "0000864749"
company_name: "TRIMBLE INC."
filed_at: "2025-08-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T12:15:02.097314+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trimble names new CAO and CIO; CAO Shepard retiring early 2026

## Summary
- Julie Shepard retires early 2026 after 18 years; transition through Sept 2025.
- Kenneth Bement named CAO effective Sept 2, 2025; base salary $400K, $200K bonus, $2M in RSUs.
- Bement co-wrote ASC 606 revenue standard while at FASB.
- Jim Palermo hired as newly created CIO role to support digital transformation.
- Palermo was CIO at Red Hat; previously at Cisco and Nortel.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000864749-25-000253
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRMB
- cik: 0000864749
- company_name: TRIMBLE INC.
- filed_at: 2025-08-18T23:59:59+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/864749/000086474925000253/0000864749-25-000253-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/864749/000086474925000253/trmb-20250818.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000864749-25-000253.txt

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