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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001771515-25-000124"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GO"
cik: "0001771515"
company_name: "Grocery Outlet Holding Corp."
filed_at: "2025-06-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T18:04:14.501714+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Grocery Outlet appoints Kobayashi and Molloy to board; Alterman and Herman to retire Aug. 7

## Summary
- Michael Kobayashi and Chip Molloy appointed as Class I directors effective June 26, 2025, both to serve on Audit and Risk Committee.
- Kobayashi brings retail tech and supply chain experience from 20+ years at Ross Stores; Molloy brings financial leadership from Sprouts Farmers Market.
- Both are independent; Molloy qualifies as audit committee financial expert under SEC rules.
- Kenneth Alterman and Thomas Herman plan to retire August 7, 2025; departures are not due to any disagreement with the Company.
- Board size temporarily expanded from 10 to 12, then reduced to 10 upon retirements, leaving eight independent directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001771515-25-000124
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GO
- cik: 0001771515
- company_name: Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
- filed_at: 2025-06-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151525000124/0001771515-25-000124-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1771515/000177151525000124/go-20250625.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001771515-25-000124.txt

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