---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-066818"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KR"
cik: "0000056873"
company_name: "KROGER CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-27T18:38:46+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T18:40:13.177353+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kroger EVP Timothy Massa to retire in fall 2026; will aid transition through July 2027

## Summary
- Timothy A. Massa, EVP and Associate Experience Officer, notified Kroger of retirement.
- He will continue in role until September 2026, then remain employee through July 1, 2027.
- No change to current compensation; Mr. Massa will not receive future annual equity grants.
- Successor has not been named; will be announced at a later date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-066818
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KR
- cik: 0000056873
- company_name: KROGER CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T18:38:46+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926066818/0001104659-26-066818-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926066818/tm2615685d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-066818.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0117821ca0
  claim: Timothy A. Massa departed as Executive Vice President and Associate Experience Officer at KROGER CO.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 22, 2026, Timothy A. Massa, the Executive Vice President and Associate Experience Officer of The Kroger Co. (the “Company”), provided notice to the Company of his intention to retire in the fall of 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/56873/000110465926066818/0001104659-26-066818-index.htm

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