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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-005379"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMPL"
cik: "0001702744"
company_name: "Simply Good Foods Co"
filed_at: "2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:18:58.304473+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Simply Good Foods reappoints Joe Scalzo as CEO; Tanner departs

## Summary
- Joe Scalzo returns as President and CEO effective Jan 19, 2026, succeeding Geoff Tanner who stepped down Jan 18.
- Scalzo previously served as CEO (2017-2023) and Executive Vice Chair; will join Board on Jan 28, 2026.
- Scalzo employment: $1.1M base salary, 150% target bonus, inducement option for 2M shares vesting over 3 years.
- Tanner severance: $3.52M cash, $350,568 prorated bonus, and accelerated vesting of certain equity awards.
- Chief Accounting Officer Timothy Matthews resigns Feb 6; CFO Christopher Bealer to serve as principal accounting officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-005379
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMPL
- cik: 0001702744
- company_name: Simply Good Foods Co
- filed_at: 2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702744/000110465926005379/0001104659-26-005379-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1702744/000110465926005379/tm263640d1_8k.htm

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