secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP INC (BBW)
CIK:        0001113809
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-12T11:00:30+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-26-020380
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Build-A-Bear CEO succession: Chris Hurt takes over as CEO; Sharon Price John steps down
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- Chris Hurt named CEO effective June 11, 2026, succeeding Sharon Price John who led for 13 years and remains on board.
- CFO Voin Todorovic adds Chief Administrative Officer role; annual base salary at least $500k with 70% bonus target.
- Dave Henderson promoted to Chief Growth Officer from Chief Revenue Officer to lead global growth and diversification.
- The planned CEO succession signals stable leadership transition; company cites strength and growth strategy.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000143774926020380/0001437749-26-020380-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1113809/000143774926020380/bbw20260610c_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-26-020380

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