---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001760965-24-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KTB"
cik: "0001760965"
company_name: "Kontoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-03-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T13:35:26.117579+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kontoor Brands appoints Tom Waldron COO; Waldeck steps down

## Summary
- Tom Waldron named EVP and COO effective March 19, 2024; Christopher Waldeck steps down from co-COO role.
- Waldron's base salary raised to $875K from $750K; cash incentive target increased to 100% of salary, LTI to $2.75M.
- Jenni Broyles appointed EVP Global Brands President for Wrangler & Lee; Ezio Garciamendez appointed EVP Chief Supply Chain Officer.
- Waldeck stays on as non-executive through July 12, 2024, to ensure orderly transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001760965-24-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KTB
- cik: 0001760965
- company_name: Kontoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096524000023/0001760965-24-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096524000023/ktb-20240319.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-24-000023
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-24-000023.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-24-000023.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christopher M. Waldeck departed as Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer & Global Brand President, Lee at Kontoor Brands, Inc..
  - Action: stepping down
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer & Global Brand President, Lee
  source text: Christopher M. Waldeck, who is stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer & Global Brand President, Lee, will remain employed by the Company in a non-executive officer capacity through July 12, 2024, in order to help assure an orderly transition of responsibilities.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096524000023/0001760965-24-000023-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas E. Waldron was elected as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Kontoor Brands, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Thomas E. Waldron, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President, Co-Chief Operating Officer & Global Brand President, Wrangler, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096524000023/0001760965-24-000023-index.htm

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