secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (—)
CIK:        0001835256
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001835256-23-000039
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Duckhorn CEO Alex Ryan retires; board appoints Deirdre Mahlan as interim CEO
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- Alex Ryan retires as President, CEO, and Chairman effective Sept 27, 2023; receives $1,015,714 bonus and forfeits unvested equity.
- Board appoints Deirdre Mahlan, former Diageo North America President and current board member, as Interim CEO and Chairperson.
- Mahlan receives annual consulting fee of $655,000, 100% bonus target, and $1.35M in RSUs vesting over 12 months.
- Board forms ad hoc committee to search for a permanent CEO; independent director Michelle Gloeckler chairs committee.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835256/000183525623000039/0001835256-23-000039-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1835256/000183525623000039/napa-20230924.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001835256-23-000039

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