---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-238051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MZTI"
cik: "0000057515"
company_name: "MARZETTI CO"
filed_at: "2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T12:41:57.999307+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lancaster Colony appoints George F. Knight III to Board of Directors

## Summary
- George F. Knight III, former Hexion EVP and CFO, appointed as Class II director effective Sept 18, 2023.
- He will receive annual retainer of $75,000 plus restricted stock grant valued at ~$100,000.
- Knight brings over 25 years of finance and M&A experience from Hexion/Borden, Duracell, and Deloitte.
- Board committees not yet assigned; he serves until 2024 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-238051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MZTI
- cik: 0000057515
- company_name: MARZETTI CO
- filed_at: 2023-09-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000119312523238051/0001193125-23-238051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000119312523238051/d533166d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-238051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  George F. Knight III was appointed as Class II Director at MARZETTI CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: On September 18, 2023, Lancaster Colony Corporation (the “Corporation”) announced the appointment of George F. Knight III to the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) as a Class II director, effective immediately, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is duly elected.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000119312523238051/0001193125-23-238051-index.htm

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