---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001766502-25-000004"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHWY"
cik: "0001766502"
company_name: "Chewy, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T04:51:43.479407+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chewy adds former CEO Deborah Ellinger to board

## Summary
- Board increased from 12 to 13 directors; Ellinger appointed as Class II director effective Feb 21, 2025.
- Ellinger is independent; former CEO of Wellness Pet Food, Restoration Hardware, and other PE-backed firms.
- No disagreement with company; standard director compensation and indemnification agreement provided.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001766502-25-000004
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHWY
- cik: 0001766502
- company_name: Chewy, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650225000004/0001766502-25-000004-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650225000004/chwy-20250221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-25-000004
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-25-000004.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001766502-25-000004.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Ellinger was appointed as Class II Director at Chewy, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class II Director
  source text: On February 21, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Chewy, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from twelve to thirteen directors and filled the newly created vacancy by appointing Ms. Deborah Ellinger (the “New Director”) as a Class II director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1766502/000176650225000004/0001766502-25-000004-index.htm

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