Flowers Foods COO retiring Dec 31; Heeth Varnedoe to succeed Jan 1, 2023

FLOWERS FOODS INC

Bradley Alexander to retire after 41 years; receives $70K for COBRA premiums.
Heeth Varnedoe, chief transformation officer, promoted to COO effective Jan 1, 2023.
Annual meeting: all 12 directors elected; say-on-pay and PwC ratification passed.
Shareholder proposal on political contribution disclosure failed (49% for, 51% against).

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Appointed

Heeth Varnedoe

chief operating officer

FLO · FLOWERS FOODS INC

Effective: 2023-01-01
Filed: May 31, 2022, 7:59 PM ET

the Company appointed Heeth Varnedoe, the current chief transformation officer of the Company, to serve as chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2023.

Departed

Bradley K. Alexander

chief operating officer

FLO · FLOWERS FOODS INC

Effective: 2022-12-31
Successor: Heeth Varnedoe
Filed: May 31, 2022, 7:59 PM ET

Bradley K. Alexander, chief operating officer of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire from this position at the end of the year after 41 years of service.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Heeth Varnedoe was appointed as chief operating officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC.

Action: appointed
Role: chief operating officer

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the Company appointed Heeth Varnedoe, the current chief transformation officer of the Company, to serve as chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2023.

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Executive change SEC 8-K Item 5.02 confidence 0.95

Bradley K. Alexander departed as chief operating officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC.

Action: retire
Role: chief operating officer

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Bradley K. Alexander, chief operating officer of Flowers Foods, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire from this position at the end of the year after 41 years of service.

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