---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-306138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JBSS"
cik: "0000880117"
company_name: "SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-16T20:15:58+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-16T20:17:06.157135+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# John B. Sanfilippo & Son announces CEO succession; Jasper Sanfilippo Jr. to become CEO, Pellegrino to President/CFO

## Summary
- Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo transitions from CEO to Executive Chair effective October 1, 2026.
- Jasper B. Sanfilippo Jr., current COO and President, appointed CEO effective October 1, 2026.
- Frank Pellegrino, current CFO, appointed President and CFO effective October 1, 2026.
- Jasper Sanfilippo Jr. is brother of outgoing CEO and part of the founding family.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-306138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JBSS
- cik: 0000880117
- company_name: SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-16T20:15:58+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880117/000119312526306138/0001193125-26-306138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880117/000119312526306138/jbss-20260715.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-306138.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Frank Pellegrino was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer at SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: the Board also appointed Mr. Frank Pellegrino, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective on the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880117/000119312526306138/0001193125-26-306138-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo was appointed as Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Chair of the Board of Directors
  source text: Mr. Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo, current Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will transition from his role as Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), effective October 1, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880117/000119312526306138/0001193125-26-306138-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr. was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at SANFILIPPO JOHN B & SON INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Mr. Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr., the Company’s current Chief Operating Officer, President and Secretary, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective on the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/880117/000119312526306138/0001193125-26-306138-index.htm

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