---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-038504"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HNST"
cik: "0001530979"
company_name: "Honest Company, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-27T20:35:39+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T20:43:21.137641+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# The Honest Company promotes Curtiss Bruce to Chief Financial & Operating Officer and announces annual meeting results

## Summary
- Curtiss Bruce promoted to Chief Financial & Operating Officer effective May 21, 2026, continuing as CFO.
- Bruce received a long-term incentive award of RSUs with target value of approximately $200,000 vesting over 3 years.
- Stockholders elected Jessica Alba (17,459,113 for, 21,791,263 withheld), Alissa Hsu Lynch, and Andrea A. Turner as Class II directors.
- Stockholders ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 71,155,449 for, 299,331 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-038504
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HNST
- cik: 0001530979
- company_name: Honest Company, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-27T20:35:39+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026038504/0001628280-26-038504-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026038504/hnst-20260520.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038504
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038504.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-038504.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Curtiss Bruce changed role as Chief Financial & Operating Officer at Honest Company, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Chief Financial & Operating Officer
  source text: On May 20, 2026, the Board of Directors of The Honest Company, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the promotion of Curtiss Bruce to the position of Chief Financial & Operating Officer, effective May 21, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026038504/0001628280-26-038504-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Honest Company, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-21
  source text: 2. Ratification of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows: For Against Abstain 71,155,449 299,331 537,968
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026038504/0001628280-26-038504-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Honest Company, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Class II Directors at the 2026-05-21 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-21
  source text: 1. Election of Class II Directors . Each of the three nominees for Class II director was elected to serve as a Class II director until the Company's 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and her successor is duly elected and qualified, or until her respective earlier death, resignation or removal. The voting results are as follows: Director Nominee For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jessica Alba 17,459,113 21,791,263 32,742,372 Alissa Hsu Lynch 33,431,262 5,819,114 32,742,372 Andrea A. Turner 37,911,775 1,338,601 32,742,372
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530979/000162828026038504/0001628280-26-038504-index.htm

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