secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Kenvue Inc. (KVUE)
CIK:        0001944048
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950157-26-000493
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kenvue names Heather Howlett interim CFO; role tied to Kimberly-Clark merger closing
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- CFO Amit Banati stepping down effective May 12, 2026; Heather Howlett appointed interim CFO & CAO same date.
- Howlett receives $125k/month stipend during interim period, plus unchanged base salary of $544k, target bonus $299k, equity $420k.
- Interim CFO term runs until closing of previously announced merger with Kimberly-Clark Corporation (date Nov 2, 2025).
- Howlett joined Kenvue as Chief Accounting Officer in May 2023 after roles at Trane Technologies and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- Stipend will not affect severance plan qualification or bonus determination; Howlett remains at-will employee.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000095015726000493/0000950157-26-000493-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1944048/000095015726000493/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-26-000493

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