---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000929638-22-001386"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T14:11:56.366050+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet CFO Heather Pomerantz steps down; Richard Kassar named interim CFO

## Summary
- Heather Pomerantz resigned as CFO effective Sept 7, 2022, to pursue other opportunities; no disagreement over financial reporting.
- Richard (Dick) Kassar, 74, Vice Chairman and former CFO (2011-2020), appointed interim CFO; will remain Vice Chairman.
- Kassar's annual salary increased to $320,000 effective Sept 8; target bonus 50% of salary, prorated for partial year.
- Company has begun a search for a permanent CFO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000929638-22-001386
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001386/0000929638-22-001386-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001386/a8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-001386
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-001386.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000929638-22-001386.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard (Dick) Kassar was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Freshpet, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective September 7, 2022, the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) appointed Richard (Dick) Kassar, the Company’s current Vice Chairman (and previous Chief Financial Officer) as interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001386/0000929638-22-001386-index.htm
- Executive change
  Heather Pomerantz departed as Chief Financial Officer at Freshpet, Inc..
  - Action: stepped down
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective September 7, 2022, Heather Pomerantz stepped down from her role as Chief Financial Officer of Freshpet, Inc. (the “Company”) to pursue other opportunities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000092963822001386/0000929638-22-001386-index.htm

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