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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Franklin Electric (FELE)

Franklin Electric names Jennifer Wolfenbarger as CFO and Chief Accounting Officer

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Franklin Electric's board appointed Jennifer Wolfenbarger as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer on July 7, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Russell Fleeger, who had served since March 28, 2025. The filing sets her pay package, including a $500,000 base salary and a target equity award of an estimated $1.1 million, which matters to shareholders as a change in the company's top financial role.

Key points

  • Appointed July 7, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Russell Fleeger, who served since March 28, 2025.
  • Annual base salary of $500,000 and target bonus of 75% of base salary, prorated for 2025, plus a $75,000 signing bonus.
  • Equity award with an estimated target total value of $1.1 million; 55% vests after one year and 45% after two years.
  • Previous CFO's departure was previously announced; her prior role was divisional CFO at Owens Corning.

The filing

CompanyFranklin Electric (FELE)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 10, 2025, 5:31 PM ET
Accession number0000038725-25-000153

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, 1:01 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 July 10, 2025.

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