---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001213900-23-040862"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FRPT"
cik: "0001611647"
company_name: "Freshpet, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:24:06.083966+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Freshpet appoints David Biegger to board; Charles Norris to retire as Chair at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- David B. Biegger appointed as independent director effective May 17, 2023; brings 40+ years CPG supply chain experience.
- Charles Norris, Chair, will not stand for reelection at 2023 Annual Meeting; Walt George named new independent Chair.
- 2023 Annual Meeting scheduled for July 25, 2023; board size will decrease from 11 to 10 after meeting.
- Biegger will serve on Audit Committee; his appointment is part of Freshpet's operational improvement plan launched August 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001213900-23-040862
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FRPT
- cik: 0001611647
- company_name: Freshpet, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000121390023040862/0001213900-23-040862-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000121390023040862/ea178794-8k_freshpet.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-040862
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-040862.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-23-040862.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David B. Biegger was appointed as Independent Director at Freshpet, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: appointed David B. Biegger as an independent director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000121390023040862/0001213900-23-040862-index.htm
- Executive change
  Charles Norris departed as Chair of the Board at Freshpet, Inc..
  - Action: retire and not stand for reelection
  - Role: Chair of the Board
  source text: Chair of the Board Charles Norris will retire from the Board and will not stand for reelection at the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of stockholders
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000121390023040862/0001213900-23-040862-index.htm
- Executive change
  Walter George was appointed as Independent Chair of the Board at Freshpet, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Independent Chair of the Board
  source text: Walter George, current Chair of the Nominating, Governance and Sustainability Committee of the Board, has been appointed the new independent Chair of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1611647/000121390023040862/0001213900-23-040862-index.htm

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