---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001857154-23-000118"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DNUT"
cik: "0001857154"
company_name: "Krispy Kreme, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T17:24:35.412444+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Krispy Kreme director Lubomira Rochet resigns; Joshua Charlesworth elected to board

## Summary
- Lubomira Rochet resigned from the board effective Dec 31, 2023; no disagreement with company.
- Joshua A. Charlesworth elected as director effective Jan 1, 2024, aligning with his CEO start.
- Charlesworth will not receive additional compensation for board service; no reportable transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001857154-23-000118
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DNUT
- cik: 0001857154
- company_name: Krispy Kreme, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-12-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715423000118/0001857154-23-000118-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715423000118/dnut-20231203.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857154-23-000118
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857154-23-000118.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001857154-23-000118.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Joshua A. Charlesworth was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at Krispy Kreme, Inc..
  - Action: succeeds as
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: which will coincide with the date that Mr. Charlesworth succeeds as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715423000118/0001857154-23-000118-index.htm
- Executive change
  Joshua A. Charlesworth was elected as Director at Krispy Kreme, Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 4, 2023, the Board elected Joshua A. Charlesworth as a director effective January 1, 2024
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715423000118/0001857154-23-000118-index.htm
- Executive change
  Lubomira Rochet resigned as Director at Krispy Kreme, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 3, 2023, Lubomira Rochet, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Krispy Kreme, Inc. (the “Company”), submitted her resignation to Catherine Tang, the Company’s Corporate Secretary.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1857154/000185715423000118/0001857154-23-000118-index.htm

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