---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-013302"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MAN"
cik: "0000871763"
company_name: "ManpowerGroup Inc."
filed_at: "2024-02-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T05:05:10.474933+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ManpowerGroup director William Downe to retire at 2024 annual meeting, board reduced to 11

## Summary
- Director William Downe, former CEO of BMO Financial Group, will not stand for re-election at the 2024 annual meeting.
- Downe served on the board since 2011 and was lead independent director from 2017 to 2023.
- Retirement is consistent with board age policy and not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Board will have 11 directors after his departure; no plan to fill the vacancy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-013302
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MAN
- cik: 0000871763
- company_name: ManpowerGroup Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-02-09T23:59:59+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/871763/000095017024013302/0000950170-24-013302-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000095017024013302/man-20240207.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-013302
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-013302.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-013302.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Downe departed as Director at ManpowerGroup Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 7, 2024, William Downe informed ManpowerGroup (the “Company”) that he intends to retire as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company and not stand for re-election when his current term expires at the annual meeting of shareholders in 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/871763/000095017024013302/0000950170-24-013302-index.htm

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