---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-018019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UVV"
cik: "0000102037"
company_name: "UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/"
filed_at: "2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T09:12:26.214498+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Universal Corp appoints Anubhav Mittal as CFO effective Feb 17, 2026

## Summary
- Mittal, former ADM Nutrition CFO, succeeds Johan Kroner who retires; Kroner stays as Senior VP until July 1, 2026.
- Mittal's compensation: base salary $650K, target bonus $500K, LTIP target $850K, one-time RSU grant ~$2M, signing bonus $600K.
- Mittal brings 20 years experience in finance, corporate strategy, business transformation from ADM and Kellogg.
- Appointment reflects planned CFO succession; Mittal will lead global finance organization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-018019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UVV
- cik: 0000102037
- company_name: UNIVERSAL CORP /VA/
- filed_at: 2026-01-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312526018019/0001193125-26-018019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/102037/000119312526018019/d24989d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-018019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-018019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-018019.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.