secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     LEVI STRAUSS & CO (LEVI)
CIK:        0000094845
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-11-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-22-279756
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Levi Strauss appoints Michelle Gass as President, CEO-in-waiting within 18 months
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- Michelle Gass named President, effective Jan 2, 2023; expected to succeed Chip Bergh as CEO within 18 months.
- Gass previously CEO of Kohl's; brings retail and omni-channel experience; will lead Levi's brand and global digital ops.
- Compensation includes $1.475M base salary, 175% target bonus, annual equity of $7.55M, plus sign-on package valued at $24.3M.
- Board expands from 12 to 13 members; Gass to join board effective start date.
- Succession plan designed for meaningful transition period; Bergh remains CEO during transition.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000119312522279756/0001193125-22-279756-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/94845/000119312522279756/d231495d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-279756

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