---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000916789-22-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HELE"
cik: "0000916789"
company_name: "HELEN OF TROY LTD"
filed_at: "2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T06:25:17.526753+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Gary B. Abromovitz to retire from Helen of Troy board, not seeking re-election at 2022 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- Gary B. Abromovitz notified the Board on Feb 18, 2022, of his retirement effective immediately prior to 2022 Annual Meeting.
- He served as Deputy Chairman and on Corporate Governance, Audit, Nominating, and Compensation Committees.
- Decision is not due to any disagreement with the Company regarding operations, policies, or practices.
- He will serve out his current term until the 2022 Annual Meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000916789-22-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HELE
- cik: 0000916789
- company_name: HELEN OF TROY LTD
- filed_at: 2022-02-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678922000014/0000916789-22-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678922000014/hele-20220218.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-22-000014
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-22-000014.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-22-000014.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary B. Abromovitz departed as Director at HELEN OF TROY LTD.
  - Action: notified decision to retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 18, 2022, Gary B. Abromovitz notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Helen of Troy Limited (the “Company”) of his decision to retire as a director of the Company and not stand for re-election at the Company’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders (the “2022 Annual Meeting”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678922000014/0000916789-22-000014-index.htm

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