secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FLOWERS FOODS INC (FLO)
CIK:        0001128928
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-23-216740
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Flowers Foods appoints Varnedoe as President & COO, Thomas as Chief Growth Officer, adds two directors
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- Heeth Varnedoe promoted to President & COO, effective Sept 1, 2023; base salary raised to $700,000.
- Terry Thomas resigns from board to become Chief Growth Officer (new role) effective Sept 1, 2023.
- Board expands to 12 with election of Brigitte King (Colgate-Palmolive) and Joanne Smith (Delta Air Lines) as independent directors starting Oct 1.
- Board approved amended bylaws including exclusive forum provisions and updated advance notice requirements.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312523216740/0001193125-23-216740-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128928/000119312523216740/d510159d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-216740

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