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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Graco (GGG)

Graco Names J. Kevin Gilligan Board Chair; Lee Mitau and William Van Sant to Retire

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Graco's board appointed director J. Kevin Gilligan as Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee on February 16, 2024, succeeding Lee R. Mitau. Mitau is retiring from the board under the company's age-75 retirement standard, and director R. William Van Sant is also leaving at the April 2024 annual meeting. The change shifts board leadership but the filing gives no financial figures.

Key points

  • J. Kevin Gilligan appointed Chair of the Board and Chair of the Governance Committee, effective February 16, 2024.
  • Lee R. Mitau, who reached age 75 in October 2023, retires from the board effective at the Annual Meeting on April 26, 2024.
  • R. William Van Sant's director term expires at the Annual Meeting; he will retire and not stand for re-election.

The filing

CompanyGraco (GGG)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 16, 2024, 2:44 PM ET
Accession number0000042888-24-000008

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 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 February 16, 2024.

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