---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-214688"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LII"
cik: "0001069202"
company_name: "LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2021-07-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T05:19:06.853857+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lennox CEO Todd Bluedorn to step down by mid-2022; company raises 2021 guidance

## Summary
- CEO Todd Bluedorn to resign as Chairman and CEO by mid-2022; board has commenced search for next CEO.
- Raised 2021 full-year guidance: revenue growth now 11-15% (from 7-11%), GAAP EPS $11.97-$12.57, adjusted EPS $12.10-$12.70.
- Retention agreement with EVP Doug Young provides $2.5M if employed through June 30, 2023.
- Bluedorn's 15-year tenure grew market cap from $2.5B to over $13B, with 18% annual total shareholder return.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-214688
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LII
- cik: 0001069202
- company_name: LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2021-07-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312521214688/0001193125-21-214688-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312521214688/d201576d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-214688
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-214688.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-214688.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Todd M. Bluedorn resigned as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On July 8, 2021, Todd M. Bluedorn, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Lennox International Inc. (the “Company”) advised the Company’s Board of Directors that he intended to resign as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors in mid-2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312521214688/0001193125-21-214688-index.htm

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