---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001857154-22-000081"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DNUT"
cik: "0001857154"
company_name: "Krispy Kreme, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T03:40:08.030534+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Krispy Kreme promotes Josh Charlesworth to Global President and COO; US/Canada president resigns

## Summary
- Josh Charlesworth promoted to Global President and COO effective June 3, 2022; remains CFO until successor hired.
- Andrew Skehan, President US and Canada, resigns effective August 1, 2022 to become CEO at another company.
- Skehan's responsibilities will be assumed by several members of the leadership team.
- Company has engaged a search firm to identify the next CFO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001857154-22-000081
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DNUT
- cik: 0001857154
- company_name: Krispy Kreme, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715422000081/0001857154-22-000081-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715422000081/dnut-20220602.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857154-22-000081.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Andrew Skehan resigned as President, U.S. and Canada at Krispy Kreme, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President, U.S. and Canada
  source text: On June 2, 2022, Andrew Skehan, President, U.S. and Canada, informed the Company that he accepted a role as Chief Executive Officer at another organization.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715422000081/0001857154-22-000081-index.htm
- Executive change
  Josh Charlesworth changed role as Global President and Chief Operating Officer at Krispy Kreme, Inc..
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Global President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On June 3, 2022, the Board of Directors of Krispy Kreme, Inc. (the “Company”) promoted Mr. Josh Charlesworth to Global President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715422000081/0001857154-22-000081-index.htm

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