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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001739566-25-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UTZ"
cik: "0001739566"
company_name: "Utz Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T12:06:14.769494+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Utz appoints new CFO, CCO; prelim Q1 adj. EPS $0.14-0.16; reaffirms FY2025 guide

## Summary
- CFO Ajay Kataria to step down May 1; William Kelley Jr. (ex-Tropicana CFO) to succeed with $575K base salary.
- Chief Customer Officer Mark Schreiber retiring May 31; Jeremy Stuart (SVP Large Format) to take over.
- Prelim Q1 2025: Net Sales +1.5-1.7% YoY, Adj. EBITDA $44-46M, Adj. EPS $0.14-0.16.
- FY2025 outlook reaffirmed: Adj. EBITDA growth 6-10%, Adj. EPS growth 10-15%, net leverage ~3x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001739566-25-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UTZ
- cik: 0001739566
- company_name: Utz Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-04-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956625000058/0001739566-25-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956625000058/utz-20250416.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 2e885b566d
  claim: William J. Kelley Jr. was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer at Utz Brands, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: On April 17, 2025, the Company announced the appointment of William J. Kelley Jr. to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective as of the CFO Effective Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956625000058/0001739566-25-000058-index.htm
- claim_id: 9aad4a4402
  claim: Ajay Kataria departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer at Utz Brands, Inc..
  evidence_excerpt: On April 16, 2025, the Company and Ajay Kataria, the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, mutually determined that, effective as of May 1, 2025, (the “CFO Effective Date”), Mr. Kataria would no longer serve in his roles as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739566/000173956625000058/0001739566-25-000058-index.htm

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