Brown & Brown appoints Paul Gallagher as principal accounting officer; shareholders approve stock plan amendment

BROWN & BROWN, INC.

Paul M. Gallagher appointed principal accounting officer, effective May 7, 2025; he is VP, Controller & CAO.
R. Andrew Watts continues as EVP, CFO and Treasurer but no longer serves as principal accounting officer.
Shareholders approved a 6,930,000-share increase to the 2019 Stock Incentive Plan and extended its term to May 7, 2035.
All 13 director nominees were elected; auditor Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified; say-on-pay passed on advisory basis.

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Role change

R. Andrew Watts

Principal Accounting Officer

BRO · BROWN & BROWN, INC.

Effective: 2025-05-07
Successor: Paul M. Gallagher
Filed: May 12, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

In connection with the foregoing, effective on May 7, 2025, R. Andrew Watts, the Company’s current principal accounting officer, no longer serves as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

Appointed

Paul M. Gallagher

Principal Accounting Officer

BRO · BROWN & BROWN, INC.

Effective: 2025-05-07
Filed: May 12, 2025, 7:59 PM ET

On May 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brown & Brown, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Paul M. Gallagher as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

R. Andrew Watts changed role as Principal Accounting Officer at BROWN & BROWN, INC..

Action: no longer serves as principal accounting officer
Role: Principal Accounting Officer

Exact text from the filing

In connection with the foregoing, effective on May 7, 2025, R. Andrew Watts, the Company’s current principal accounting officer, no longer serves as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Paul M. Gallagher was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at BROWN & BROWN, INC..

Action: appointed
Role: Principal Accounting Officer

Exact text from the filing

On May 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Brown & Brown, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Paul M. Gallagher as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

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