---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-24-113951"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEOG"
cik: "0000711377"
company_name: "NEOGEN CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T17:01:47.980363+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Neogen COO Douglas E. Jones to retire early 2025; commercial role added

## Summary
- COO Douglas E. Jones plans retirement in early 2025; will facilitate transition of duties.
- Operations organization will now report to CFO David H. Naemura.
- Neogen adding an executive Chief Commercial Officer to lead global sales, marketing, and communications.
- Jones will lead commercial organization until CCO is hired and oversee transition of function.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-24-113951
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEOG
- cik: 0000711377
- company_name: NEOGEN CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711377/000095017024113951/0000950170-24-113951-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711377/000095017024113951/neog-20241010.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-113951
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-113951.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-24-113951.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Douglas E. Jones departed as Chief Operating Officer at NEOGEN CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Douglas E. Jones, Neogen’s Chief Operating Officer, has communicated his intent to retire in early 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711377/000095017024113951/0000950170-24-113951-index.htm

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