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KinderCare promotes Lindsay Sorhondo to COO effective Nov 11, 2025
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
- Sorhondo was Chief Innovation Officer since Feb 2023; now EVP & COO overseeing strategy, operations, growth, marketing, IT.
- Base salary increased to $450,000; target short-term incentive raised from 45% to 55% of salary.
- Expected 2026 long-term equity incentive award value of $650,000, subject to Compensation Committee approval.
- Sorhondo has been with KinderCare since 2013; holds master's in psychology from NYU and BA from UC San Diego.
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