secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Leslie's, Inc. (LESL)
CIK:        0001821806
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-007067
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Leslie's expands board to nine; appoints John Hartmann as independent director
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- Board increased from eight to nine members; Hartmann appointed Class III director effective Jan 7, 2026.
- Hartmann brings ~25 years retail leadership; former CEO of Ascend Wellness, COO of Bed Bath & Beyond, CEO of True Value.
- Hartmann currently serves on Boyd Group Services (NYSE: BGSI) board, including Audit and People Culture & Compensation Committees.
- He will stand for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting; no committee assignments at this time.
- Hartmann's compensation follows standard non-employee director terms per 2025 proxy statement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000119312526007067/0001193125-26-007067-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1821806/000119312526007067/lesl-20260106.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-007067

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