---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001020859-23-000056"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNFI"
cik: "0001020859"
company_name: "UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T05:09:10.573411+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# UNFI President Christopher Testa to depart Oct 13; CEO Douglas adds President title

## Summary
- Christopher Testa to step down as President, Services and Company President effective Oct 13, 2023.
- CEO J. Alexander Miller Douglas will assume the additional role of President effective same date.
- Testa's separation qualifies under his existing Severance Agreement; prorated equity vesting provided.
- Organizational change aligns Services and Wholesale platforms to support four-part transformation plan.
- No related-party transactions or family relationships between Douglas and any director or officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001020859-23-000056
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNFI
- cik: 0001020859
- company_name: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085923000056/0001020859-23-000056-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085923000056/unfi-20231001.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-23-000056
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-23-000056.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001020859-23-000056.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher Testa departed as President, Services and Company President at UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.
  - Action: will no longer serve
  - Role: President, Services and Company President
  source text: Christopher Testa will no longer serve as the Company’s President, Services and Company President, effective October 13, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085923000056/0001020859-23-000056-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Alexander Miller Douglas changed role as Chief Executive Officer and President at UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC.
  - Action: assume the title Chief Executive Officer and President
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and President
  source text: Effective on the Effective Date, J. Alexander Miller Douglas, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will assume the title Chief Executive Officer and President.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020859/000102085923000056/0001020859-23-000056-index.htm

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