---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-163039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRGO"
cik: "0001585364"
company_name: "PERRIGO Co plc"
filed_at: "2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T04:57:51.285194+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Perrigo appoints Patrick Lockwood-Taylor as CEO, effective June 30, 2023; Murray Kessler retires

## Summary
- Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, 54, becomes President, CEO and director, effective June 30, 2023, succeeding Murray Kessler who retires.
- Lockwood-Taylor joins from Bayer AG, where he was President of Consumer Health North America and President of Bayer U.S.
- Base salary of $1,200,000; target annual bonus of at least 120% of salary; sign-on equity awards: $2.8M RSUs and $1.5M PSUs.
- Annual long-term incentive grants of at least $5.6M beginning 2024.
- Kessler will remain in advisory role through July 31, 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-163039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRGO
- cik: 0001585364
- company_name: PERRIGO Co plc
- filed_at: 2023-06-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312523163039/0001193125-23-163039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312523163039/d505583d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-163039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-163039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-163039.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Murray Kessler retired as President and Chief Executive Officer at PERRIGO Co plc.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: following the retirement of Murray Kessler from those same positions on the same day
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312523163039/0001193125-23-163039-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick Lockwood-Taylor was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer at PERRIGO Co plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: announced the appointment of Mr. Patrick Lockwood-Taylor, 54, as President, CEO and director, effective June 30, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312523163039/0001193125-23-163039-index.htm

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