---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001766502-24-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHWY"
cik: "0001766502"
company_name: "Chewy, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T10:28:01.701545+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chewy appoints William Billings as CAO effective Aug 12; former CAO Bowman gets $249K severance

## Summary
- William Billings named Chief Accounting Officer, effective August 12, 2024.
- David Reeder removed as interim CAO but remains CFO.
- Billings receives $400K base salary, $1.1M new hire RSU grant, and $2.1M additional RSU grant.
- Billings is eligible for annual bonus (75% target) and annual equity grant (275% of base salary).
- Former CAO Stacy Bowman receives $249,000 lump sum severance in exchange for release of claims.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001766502-24-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHWY
- cik: 0001766502
- company_name: Chewy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650224000036/0001766502-24-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650224000036/chwy-20240805.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-24-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-24-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-24-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Billings was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer at Chewy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On August 5, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Chewy, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the appointment of William Billings as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer (the “CAO”) and principal accounting officer (the “PAO”), effective as of the date that Mr. Billings commences employment with the Company, which is expected to be on August 12, 2024 (the “CAO Employment Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650224000036/0001766502-24-000036-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Reeder changed role as interim Chief Accounting Officer at Chewy, Inc..
  - Action: removed as interim CAO
  - Role: interim Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: the Board removed David Reeder as the interim CAO and interim PAO, effective as of the CAO Employment Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650224000036/0001766502-24-000036-index.htm

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