---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001760965-26-000039"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KTB"
cik: "0001760965"
company_name: "Kontoor Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-15T20:31:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T20:32:23.303332+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kontoor Brands CAO Denise Sumner to retire; Andrew Taylor named successor

## Summary
- S. Denise Sumner to retire as VP & Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug 28, 2026, after 16 years with the company.
- Following retirement, Sumner will serve in advisory role until Jan 1, 2027.
- Andrew Taylor, current Controller of Accounting & Reporting (since 2022), appointed VP & CAO effective Aug 28.
- Taylor previously spent 20 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and is a Chartered Accountant.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001760965-26-000039
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KTB
- cik: 0001760965
- company_name: Kontoor Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-15T20:31:36+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000039/0001760965-26-000039-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000039/ktb-20260612.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-26-000039
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-26-000039.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001760965-26-000039.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Taylor was appointed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Kontoor Brands, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: In connection with Ms. Sumner’s retirement, Andrew Taylor will be appointed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company effective as of August 28, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000039/0001760965-26-000039-index.htm
- Executive change
  S. Denise Sumner departed as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Kontoor Brands, Inc..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On June 12, 2026, S. Denise Sumner informed Kontoor Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) that she will retire as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective as of August 28, 2026 (the “Retirement Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1760965/000176096526000039/0001760965-26-000039-index.htm

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