secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Morningstar, Inc. (MORN)
CIK:        0001289419
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001289419-26-000005
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Morningstar appoints former Nordstrom CFO Anne Bramman to board of directors
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- Anne Bramman elected to Morningstar board effective Jan 2, 2026, filling newly created 11th seat.
- Bramman will serve on Audit and Compensation committees; receives prorated cash retainer and ~$250K initial RSU grant.
- Bramman is former CFO of Nordstrom, Avery Dennison, Carnival, and L Brands, and most recently Circana CFO.
- Joe Mansueto cites her financial excellence and transformation expertise as beneficial to long-term growth.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000005/0001289419-26-000005-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1289419/000128941926000005/morn-20260102.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001289419-26-000005

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