---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001130713-23-000104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBBY"
cik: "0001130713"
company_name: "BED BATH & BEYOND, INC."
filed_at: "2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T14:41:50.010142+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Beyond Inc. director Allison Abraham retires; Marcus Lemonis named Chairman

## Summary
- Allison H. Abraham resigned as director effective Dec. 10, 2023, for personal reasons; no dispute with company.
- Marcus Lemonis, who joined the Board in October 2023, appointed Chairman of the Board.
- Abraham served over two decades, including guiding the Bed Bath & Beyond brand acquisition.
- Company intends to fill vacant Board seat in the near term when a suitable candidate is found.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001130713-23-000104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBBY
- cik: 0001130713
- company_name: BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000113071323000104/0001130713-23-000104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000113071323000104/ostk-20231210.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001130713-23-000104.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Marcus Lemonis was appointed as Chairman of the Board at BED BATH & BEYOND, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Marcus Lemonis will serve as the Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000113071323000104/0001130713-23-000104-index.htm
- Executive change
  Allison H. Abraham resigned as Director at BED BATH & BEYOND, INC..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 10, 2023, Allison H. Abraham notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Beyond, Inc. (the “Company”) of her retirement and resignation as a director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130713/000113071323000104/0001130713-23-000104-index.htm

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