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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Clorox (CLX)

Clorox names Chris Hyder COO and Nina Barton growth and strategy officer

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Clorox appointed Chris Hyder as executive vice president and chief operating officer and Nina Barton as executive vice president and chief growth and strategy officer, both effective June 17, 2026, as part of a simplified operating structure. The company also said its board is running a search for a new CEO, which it first announced on May 28.

Key points

  • Chris Hyder named EVP and chief operating officer effective June 17, 2026, with base salary raised to $800,000 and short-term incentive target raised from 90% to 100%
  • Hyder to receive restricted stock units with an aggregate fair value of $4,000,000, vesting in three years
  • Nina Barton moves to EVP and chief growth and strategy officer; commercial functions will report to her role
  • Board is undertaking a comprehensive search with a leading firm for a new CEO, as announced May 28

The filing

CompanyClorox (CLX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 17, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001206774-26-000333

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 17, 2026.

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