---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-287244"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LII"
cik: "0001069202"
company_name: "LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T16:22:01.387025+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lennox announces Residential President retirement, appoints Bedard; exploring European divestitures

## Summary
- Doug Young, EVP & President of Residential, retires June 30, 2023 after 24-year tenure.
- Gary Bedard appointed President of Residential effective Jan 1, 2023; Young will advise until retirement.
- Company exploring strategic alternatives for European businesses (≈5% of revenue) to focus on North America.
- Refrigeration segment eliminated; Heatcraft moves to Commercial segment; reporting to be in two segments from Jan 1, 2023.
- Investor Day scheduled for Dec 14, 2022 in NYC to cover strategy, capital allocation, and innovation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-287244
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LII
- cik: 0001069202
- company_name: LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2022-11-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312522287244/0001193125-22-287244-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312522287244/d385962d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-287244
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-287244.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-287244.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Gary S. Bedard was appointed as Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment at LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment
  source text: Effective January 1, 2023, Gary S. Bedard will be appointed as Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312522287244/0001193125-22-287244-index.htm
- Executive change
  Douglas L. Young retired as Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment at LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment
  source text: On November 17, 2022, Douglas L. Young, Executive Vice President and President of the Company’s Residential Heating & Cooling business segment, notified Lennox International Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to retire, effective June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069202/000119312522287244/0001193125-22-287244-index.htm

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