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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · McCormick & (MKC)

McCormick appoints Cindy Hoots to board, effective June 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

McCormick & Company's board appointed Cindy Hoots, recently retired Chief Digital Officer and CIO of AstraZeneca PLC, as a director effective June 1, 2026, and she will join the Audit Committee on that date. The company says the appointment is part of its ongoing board refreshment process and will leave the board with 12 directors, 11 of them independent.

Key points

  • Appointed by the board on May 19, 2026; effective June 1, 2026
  • Will join the Audit Committee on June 1, 2026
  • Board will have 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent
  • Hoots also serves on the board of Zoom Communications, Inc.

The filing

CompanyMcCormick & (MKC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 26, 2026, 4:16 PM ET
Accession number0000063754-26-000232

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, 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 May 26, 2026.

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