---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-21-042930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WWW"
cik: "0000110471"
company_name: "WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/"
filed_at: "2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T22:29:35.203874+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brendan Hoffman promoted to President and CEO of Wolverine World Wide, effective Jan 2, 2022

## Summary
- New base salary of $1,000,000 per annum; target short-term incentive at 120% of base salary.
- Severance of 18 months base salary if terminated without cause or for good reason, offset by other compensation.
- COBRA coverage for 18 months; outplacement assistance for 12 months.
- Performance-based awards vest pro-rata upon qualifying termination.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-21-042930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WWW
- cik: 0000110471
- company_name: WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/
- filed_at: 2021-12-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000114036121042930/0001140361-21-042930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000114036121042930/brhc10032212_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-042930
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-042930.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-21-042930.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Brendan Hoffman changed role as President and Chief Executive Officer at WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC /DE/.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Mr. Hoffman shall serve as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/110471/000114036121042930/0001140361-21-042930-index.htm

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