---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-056700"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRLB"
cik: "0001443669"
company_name: "Proto Labs Inc"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:34:06.680252+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Proto Labs COO retiring July 1; appoints Bernardo Parlange as new CCO

## Summary
- COO Mike Kenison to retire effective July 1, 2026, after ~20 years at the company.
- Bernardo Parlange appointed as Chief Commercial Officer (new role) effective May 18, 2026.
- Parlange will oversee global commercial strategy: sales, marketing, and customer success.
- Parlange previously SVP Sales & Marketing at Fortrex (Blackstone) and 14 years at Ecolab.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-056700
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRLB
- cik: 0001443669
- company_name: Proto Labs Inc
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000110465926056700/0001104659-26-056700-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000110465926056700/tm2613853d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-056700
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-056700.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-056700.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Michael R. Kenison departed as Chief Operations Officer at Proto Labs Inc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Operations Officer
  source text: On May 6, 2026, Proto Labs, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Michael R. Kenison, Chief Operations Officer, intends to retire effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000110465926056700/0001104659-26-056700-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bernardo Parlange was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at Proto Labs Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Effective May 18, 2026, Bernardo Parlange was appointed as the Company’s Chief Commercial Officer, a newly created role where Mr. Parlange will oversee the Company’s global commercial strategy, including sales, marketing, and customer success.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1443669/000110465926056700/0001104659-26-056700-index.htm

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