secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KOHLS Corp (KSS)
CIK:        0000885639
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-29T20:20:15+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-323775
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Kohl's Board Chair Schlifske retires; Wendy Arlin named Chair, Niren Chaudhary joins board
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- John Schlifske retires after 15 years as director and Chair, effective immediately, for personal reasons.
- Wendy Arlin, director since 2023, elected as new Chair; she previously chaired Finance and Audit Committees.
- Niren Chaudhary, former Panera Brands CEO and Chair, appointed to board; will serve on Audit Committee.
- Chaudhary to receive restricted stock award valued at ~$145,000 on Aug 14, 2026, vesting in one year.
- No disagreements cited; transition described as smooth and unanimous.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885639/000119312526323775/0001193125-26-323775-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885639/000119312526323775/kss-20260728.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-323775

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