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Issuer:     WILLAMETTE VALLEY VINEYARDS INC (WVVI)
CIK:        0000838875
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001199835-25-000004
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Willamette Valley Vineyards begins search for new CEO; Bernau to remain President and Chair
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- James Bernau will step down as CEO once a successor is found; he will remain President and Chair.
- Company cites rapidly changing wine market and need for additional leadership and sales staff.
- Bernau, 71, states he needs to share the rigorous market travel required after more than 40 years.
- Winery has grown to over 260,000 cases annual production and 1,000+ acres of estate vineyards.
- Resumes for the CEO position should be sent to VP of HR Brittany Galego.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/838875/000119983525000004/0001199835-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/838875/000119983525000004/wvvi-8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001199835-25-000004

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