---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-261809"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRGO"
cik: "0001585364"
company_name: "PERRIGO Co plc"
filed_at: "2026-06-08T20:22:48+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-08T20:25:16.184957+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Perrigo CEO resigns after conduct violation; Board appoints Albert Manzone as interim CEO

## Summary
- Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned as President, CEO, and Board member effective June 7, 2026, after Board found personal conduct violated Code of Conduct.
- Albert A. Manzone, Board member since 2022, appointed Interim President and CEO; comprehensive search for permanent CEO initiated.
- Resignation unrelated to Perrigo's business, strategy, operations, financial reporting, or results.
- Company reaffirms FY2026 outlook: All In adj. EPS $2.00-$2.30, Core adj. EPS $2.25-$2.55, net sales growth (5.5)% to (1.5)%.
- Manzone will step down from Audit Committee during his interim service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-261809
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRGO
- cik: 0001585364
- company_name: PERRIGO Co plc
- filed_at: 2026-06-08T20:22:48+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312526261809/0001193125-26-261809-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312526261809/d102437d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer at PERRIGO Co plc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 7, 2026, Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned, effective immediately, as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Perrigo Company plc (the "Company").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312526261809/0001193125-26-261809-index.htm
- Executive change
  Albert A. Manzone was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at PERRIGO Co plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: On June 7, 2026, the Board appointed Albert A. Manzone, Director and member of the Audit Committee of the Board, as the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312526261809/0001193125-26-261809-index.htm
- Executive change
  Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned as member of the Board of Directors at PERRIGO Co plc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the Board of Directors
  source text: On June 7, 2026, Patrick Lockwood-Taylor resigned, effective immediately, as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1585364/000119312526261809/0001193125-26-261809-index.htm

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