---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-000838"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JANL"
cik: "0001133062"
company_name: "JANEL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T18:36:03.705038+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Janel Corp announces CEO and Board changes: Schulte resigns, Seirer appointed CEO and Chairman

## Summary
- Dominique Schulte resigned as President, CEO, and director, effective Jan 1, 2023; remains as advisor.
- Brendan Killackey resigned from Board but stays as Chief Information Officer.
- Darren Seirer appointed President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board; previously an advisor since 2021.
- John Eidinger appointed to Board as Vice Chairman; previously assisted in business development.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-000838
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JANL
- cik: 0001133062
- company_name: JANEL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/0001140361-23-000838-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/brhc10046021_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-000838
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-000838.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-000838.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dominique Schulte resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at JANEL CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Ms. Schulte also resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company, effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/0001140361-23-000838-index.htm
- Executive change
  Darren Seirer was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at JANEL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: appointed Mr. Seirer to serve as president and CEO of the Company, effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/0001140361-23-000838-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Eidinger was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board at JANEL CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Board appointed Mr. Eidinger to serve as the Vice Chairman of the Board and to serve on the Board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/0001140361-23-000838-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brendan J. Killackey resigned as Director at JANEL CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 1, 2023, Dominique Schulte and Brendan J. Killackey resigned from the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Janel Corporation (the "Company"), effective January 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133062/000114036123000838/0001140361-23-000838-index.htm

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