1,027 material Form 8-K filings that 835 companies we cover made with the SEC in February 2025, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
Corsair Gaming said CEO Andy Paul will retire from the CEO role and board effective July 1, 2025, and the board appointed President and COO Thi La as CEO effective the same date. The filing does not report any financial results or guidance changes tied to the transition, so the change is a leadership transition rather than a change in reported performance.
Andy Paul notified the company of his retirement on February 10, 2025; he will serve as CEO until June 30, 2025 under a Transition Agreement
Thi La, currently President and COO, was appointed CEO on February 11, 2025, effective July 1, 2025, on a three-year employment term at an annual base salary of $800,000
La's target annual bonus is 120% of base salary, and the company intends to grant equity with an aggregate target value of $5 million, subject to board approval
If Paul stays through June 30, 2025 and signs a release, his stock options and RSUs fully vest and his option exercise period extends 24 months
Acuity Brands said Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Dianne S. Mills notified the company on February 10, 2025, of her plan to retire from that role effective December 31, 2025. She is expected to stay on as a strategic advisor for a period after retiring, and the company has not yet entered into any compensation arrangements with her.
Dianne S. Mills, SVP and Chief Human Resources Officer, gave notice on February 10, 2025
Retirement from the role is effective December 31, 2025
Mills is expected to continue as a strategic advisor for a period after retiring
No compensation arrangements had been entered into with Mills as of the filing
Kroger appointed David Kennerley, 51, senior vice president and chief financial officer from PepsiCo Europe, as its CFO effective April 3, 2025. Kennerley joins Kroger on March 10, 2025, and Todd Foley, the interim CFO, remains in that role until April 3 before retiring at the end of the first quarter.
Kennerley has been CFO for PepsiCo Europe since March 2020 and has worked at PepsiCo since 2001.
Kennerley's compensation includes an annual base salary of $800,000 and an annual incentive bonus target of $800,000.
He will receive a one-time cash bonus of $1.35 million and a one-time grant of $2.8 million in restricted shares, to be awarded in March 2025.
Foley remains interim CFO until April 3, 2025, then stays as senior vice president until his retirement at the end of the first quarter.
Sonoco's board approved an increase in its size from eleven to twelve directors and appointed Scott A. Clark, a former Michelin executive, as an independent director. Clark will serve on the Audit Committee and Executive Compensation Committee and will stand for shareholder election at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
Board expanded from 11 to 12 directors; Clark appointed on February 12, 2025
Clark, 59, spent 28 years at Michelin, most recently as Executive Vice President and member of its Group Executive Committee
Clark joins the Audit Committee and Executive Compensation Committee and will receive standard non-employee director compensation
Verisign CFO George Kilguss III informed the board on February 10, 2025, that he will retire effective May 31, 2025. The board appointed John D. Calys, the company's Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to succeed him as Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. The change is a senior finance leadership transition, and the filing does not report any financial results or guidance tied to it.
George E. Kilguss III, EVP and CFO, retires effective May 31, 2025, after 13 years with the company and CFO since 2012
John D. Calys, SVP, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, succeeds Kilguss as CFO upon his retirement
Calys previously served as interim CFO in 2011 and 2012; compensation terms for his new role have not been decided as of the filing date
Kilguss is expected to serve as an advisor after retiring, with compensation terms not yet decided
IDACORP and Idaho Power appointed Scott W. Madison, a certified public accountant and former executive of the MDU Utilities Group, to their boards effective February 13, 2025, and to the IDACORP Audit Committee. The filing also reports a leadership change at Idaho Power, where Angelique Rood was promoted to Vice President of Corporate Services and Communications, succeeding Debra Leithauser, who is retiring effective October 31, 2025.
Madison's appointment is effective immediately and runs until the IDACORP annual meeting scheduled for May 2025, with annual election thereafter.
Madison will receive IDACORP common stock valued at approximately $140,000 on or about March 1, 2025, prorated compensation for 2025 service.
Madison retired in January 2025 as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Gas Supply for the MDU Utilities Group.
Debra Leithauser retires effective October 31, 2025, and will remain a Vice President on special projects until then.
LeMaitre Vascular agreed on February 7, 2025 to appoint Dorian LeBlanc as Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer, effective March 10, 2025. LeBlanc most recently served as CFO of LumiraDx Limited, and later as its Chief Operating Officer, and the filing describes his offer letter terms, including base salary, bonus target, equity awards and severance.
Dorian LeBlanc agreed to terms on February 7, 2025 and takes over as CFO effective March 10, 2025.
Starting annual base salary of $565,000, with a discretionary bonus target of $225,000 and an annual equity award of $375,000 vesting over four years.
One-time restricted stock unit award valued at $100,000, vesting over four years.
If terminated without cause on or before March 10, 2028, severance is $100,000; after that date, it is the greater of two weeks of base salary per full year of service or $225,000.
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.