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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Flowers Foods (FLO)

Flowers Foods says chief growth officer Terry Thomas will depart; role dissolved April 24

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Flowers Foods said its chief growth officer, Terry Thomas, will leave the company effective April 24, 2026, and the role will be dissolved. Thomas is expected to receive severance of 18 months of base salary plus 12 months of COBRA or other medical coverage, in exchange for a release of claims. Chief brand officer Mark Courtney will now report directly to CEO Ryals McMullian and take on retail customer sales, innovation and revenue management.

Key points

  • Terry Thomas, chief growth officer, departs effective April 24, 2026; the role is dissolved
  • Expected severance: 18 months of base salary and 12 months of COBRA or other medical coverage
  • Mark Courtney, chief brand officer with the company since 2020, will report directly to CEO Ryals McMullian
  • The chief growth officer role was created in 2023

The filing

CompanyFlowers Foods (FLO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 30, 2026, 9:09 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-130523

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:57 AM ET, from this filing 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 March 30, 2026.

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