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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-323612"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PFGC"
cik: "0001618673"
company_name: "Performance Food Group Co"
filed_at: "2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:44:48.241590+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PFG announces CEO succession: Holm to Executive Chair, McPherson named CEO effective Jan 1, 2026

## Summary
- George Holm retires as CEO effective Jan 1, 2026, transitions to Executive Chair of the Board.
- Scott McPherson, current President & COO, appointed CEO and elected to the Board effective same date.
- McPherson's new compensation: base salary $1M, cash incentive target 150%, LTI target $6M, plus $1.75M equity grant.
- Holm's salary reduced to $600K for remainder of fiscal 2026; cash incentive target lowered to 100% of base.
- Succession follows multi-year planning; McPherson previously CEO of Core-Mark, joined PFG in 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-323612
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PFGC
- cik: 0001618673
- company_name: Performance Food Group Co
- filed_at: 2025-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618673/000119312525323612/0001193125-25-323612-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1618673/000119312525323612/d26294d8k.htm

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