---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-345353"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENT"
cik: "0000887733"
company_name: "CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO"
filed_at: "2021-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T04:42:21.508263+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Central Garden & Pet General Counsel George Yuhas to retire in 2022

## Summary
- George A. Yuhas, General Counsel and Secretary, plans to retire in 2022 after successor is appointed.
- Yuhas will remain in a transition role to assist onboarding of the new general counsel.
- Successor not yet named; search process underway.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-345353
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENT
- cik: 0000887733
- company_name: CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO
- filed_at: 2021-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312521345353/0001193125-21-345353-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312521345353/d266833d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-345353
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-345353.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-345353.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George A. Yuhas departed as General Counsel and Secretary at CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: General Counsel and Secretary
  source text: On November 29, 2021, George A. Yuhas, General Counsel and Secretary of Central Garden & Pet Company (the “Company”) informed the Company of his intent to retire during 2022 once the Company appoints his successor.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887733/000119312521345353/0001193125-21-345353-index.htm

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