---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001144215-21-000079"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYI"
cik: "0001144215"
company_name: "ACUITY INC. (DE)"
filed_at: "2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T02:53:05.263462+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Acuity Brands EVP and Vice Chairman Richard Reece to retire Nov 30, 2021

## Summary
- Richard Reece retires as EVP of Acuity Brands and Vice Chairman of Acuity Brands Lighting, effective Nov 30, 2021.
- Reece served as President from Sep 2019 to Feb 2021 and as CFO for 14 years.
- Trevor S. Palmer succeeded Reece as President of lighting and controls business on Mar 1, 2021.
- Reece oversaw acquisitions including SensorSwitch, eldoLED, ams OSRAM's NA Digital Systems, and Distech.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001144215-21-000079
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYI
- cik: 0001144215
- company_name: ACUITY INC. (DE)
- filed_at: 2021-09-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000079/0001144215-21-000079-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000079/ayi-20210914.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144215-21-000079
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144215-21-000079.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001144215-21-000079.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard (Ricky) K. Reece departed as Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. and Vice Chairman, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. at ACUITY INC. (DE).
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. and Vice Chairman, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.
  source text: On September 14, 2021, Richard (Ricky) K. Reece notified Acuity Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from his positions as Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. and Vice Chairman, Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc., effective November 30, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1144215/000114421521000079/0001144215-21-000079-index.htm

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