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Darling Ingredients COO Jansen departs; gets $500K advisory fee through Mar 2026
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC.
- Matt Jansen left as COO North America effective Sept 26, 2025; termination was without cause.
- General Release Agreement signed Oct 6, 2025 provides $500,000 aggregate advisory fee for transition services Oct 6, 2025–Mar 26, 2026.
- Jansen receives severance under prior Senior Executive Termination Benefits Agreement and agrees to non-disclosure, non-solicitation, non-competition, and non-disparagement.
- Advisory fee paid in equal monthly installments; Jansen serves as independent contractor during advisory period, reported on Form 1099.
- No material change to remaining executive team disclosed; Jansen released all claims against the company.