---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-221064"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GGG"
cik: "0000042888"
company_name: "GRACO INC"
filed_at: "2024-09-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T04:06:11.106287+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Graco restructures into 4 global divisions; EMEA president Chambers to depart Dec 31

## Summary
- Caroline Chambers, President EMEA, departing Dec 31, 2024; eligible for severance under KEA.
- New global structure effective Jan 1, 2025: Industrial, Expansion Markets, Contractor, Powder divisions.
- Peter J. O'Shea to lead Industrial Division; Timothy R. White to lead Expansion Markets Division.
- Graco will report three segments (Contractor, Industrial, Expansion Markets) starting Q1 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-221064
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GGG
- cik: 0000042888
- company_name: GRACO INC
- filed_at: 2024-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000119312524221064/0001193125-24-221064-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000119312524221064/d825688d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-221064
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-221064.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-221064.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Caroline M. Chambers departed as President, EMEA at GRACO INC.
  - Action: will depart
  - Role: President, EMEA
  source text: Caroline M. Chambers, President, EMEA, will depart the Company effective December 31, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/42888/000119312524221064/0001193125-24-221064-index.htm

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