secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SunOpta Inc. (STKL)
CIK:        0000351834
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001062993-23-022086
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

SunOpta CEO Joe Ennen to retire; Brian Kocher appointed effective Jan 2, 2024
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- Ennen to retire as CEO and director on Jan 2, 2024; will serve as advisor through Apr 1, 2024.
- Brian Kocher appointed CEO and director; previously CEO of Calavo Growers, Castellini, interim CEO of Chiquita.
- Kocher receives $800k base salary, 125% target bonus, and sign-on equity (RSUs, options, PSUs, matching RSUs).
- Company reaffirms Q4 2023 and 2024 outlook, citing confidence in portfolio and growth trajectory.
- Board Chair Dean Hollis expressed confidence in Kocher's ability to drive growth and operational productivity.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000106299323022086/0001062993-23-022086-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/351834/000106299323022086/form8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001062993-23-022086

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