---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001332349-21-000082"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BKD"
cik: "0001332349"
company_name: "Brookdale Senior Living Inc."
filed_at: "2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:06:29.295063+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brookdale Senior Living EVP and President of Operations Cindy Kent resigns effective Oct 1

## Summary
- Cindy R. Kent, EVP and President – Senior Living Community Operations, resigns effective October 1, 2021.
- Departure is to pursue an opportunity outside the senior living industry.
- No successor has been announced in the filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001332349-21-000082
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BKD
- cik: 0001332349
- company_name: Brookdale Senior Living Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234921000082/0001332349-21-000082-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234921000082/bkd-20210907.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-21-000082
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001332349-21-000082.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cindy R. Kent resigned as Executive Vice President and President – Senior Living Community Operations at Brookdale Senior Living Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President and President – Senior Living Community Operations
  source text: On September 7, 2021, Cindy R. Kent, Executive Vice President and President – Senior Living Community Operations of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (the “Company”) provided notice that she will resign from the Company effective October 1, 2021, to pursue another opportunity outside of the senior living industry.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1332349/000133234921000082/0001332349-21-000082-index.htm

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