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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · CarMax (KMX)

CarMax says Chief Innovation and People Officer Diane Cafritz will leave December 31, 2026

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

CarMax said Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and People Officer Diane Cafritz will leave the company effective December 31, 2026. She will provide consulting services from January 1, 2027 to June 30, 2027, for $360,500, and her severance terms were amended.

Key points

  • Departure effective December 31, 2026, announced July 31, 2026
  • Severance formula changed to 1.5 times base salary plus full-year actual fiscal 2027 annual bonus, replacing target bonus
  • Consulting agreement runs January 1, 2027 to June 30, 2027, paying $360,500 in total
  • Non-solicitation and non-compete terms extended by six months

The filing

CompanyCarMax (KMX)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJul 31, 2026, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0001170010-26-000098

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 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 31, 2026.

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