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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-327571"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COTY"
cik: "0001024305"
company_name: "COTY INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T12:23:03.200388+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coty appoints Markus Strobel as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO; Sue Nabi departs

## Summary
- Strobel appointed Executive Chairman & Interim CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; base salary $1.25M, $940k sign-on bonus, RSUs worth $3M, 6M stock options.
- CEO Sue Nabi departs Dec 31, 2025; receives $1.74M lump sum, accelerated vesting of 2.08M RSUs; other unvested equity forfeited.
- Chairman Peter Harf resigns Dec 31, 2025; no disagreement with the Company.
- Patricia Capel joins Board and Remuneration & Nomination Committee effective Jan 1, 2026.
- Company announces strategic review of its Consumer Beauty business.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-327571
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COTY
- cik: 0001024305
- company_name: COTY INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/000119312525327571/0001193125-25-327571-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024305/000119312525327571/d944080d8k.htm

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