---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-22-018813"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EBF"
cik: "0000033002"
company_name: "ENNIS, INC."
filed_at: "2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T07:50:09.328113+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ennis appoints Wade Brewer as COO and Terry Pennington as CRO, both internal promotions

## Summary
- Wade Brewer appointed Chief Operating Officer; Terry Pennington appointed Chief Revenue Officer, effective September 22, 2022.
- Both will continue reporting to Chairman, President and CEO Keith Walters.
- Brewer has 38 years print experience; previously Director of Manufacturing since 2021.
- Pennington joined Ennis in 2006; previously VP of Sales overseeing 35,000 independent distributors.
- Both promotions are internal, reflecting the company's depth in operations and sales leadership.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-22-018813
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EBF
- cik: 0000033002
- company_name: ENNIS, INC.
- filed_at: 2022-09-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017022018813/0000950170-22-018813-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017022018813/ebf-20220922.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-018813
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-018813.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-22-018813.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Terry Pennington was appointed as Chief Revenue Officer at ENNIS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Revenue Officer
  source text: Mr. Terry Pennington has been appointed as Chief Revenue Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017022018813/0000950170-22-018813-index.htm
- Executive change
  Wade Brewer was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at ENNIS, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Mr. Wade Brewer has been appointed to the position of Chief Operating Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/33002/000095017022018813/0000950170-22-018813-index.htm

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