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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Performance Food (PFGC)

Performance Food Group names Flanigan lead independent director; 4 directors leave board

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Performance Food Group said Matthew C. Flanigan will succeed Manuel A. Fernandez as Lead Independent Director after the 2026 Annual Meeting, and that Fernandez and three other directors will not stand for reelection. The Board will shrink from 14 to 10 directors, eight of them independent, and George L. Holm will move from Executive Chair to Non-Executive Chair effective January 1, 2027. The company said the departures were not the result of any disagreement with the company or the Board.

Key points

  • Board to decrease from 14 to 10 directors after the 2026 Annual Meeting, with eight independent
  • Matthew C. Flanigan, current Audit and Finance Committee chair, to succeed Manuel A. Fernandez, who has served as Lead Independent Director since 2019
  • Fernandez, William F. Dawson, Jr., Laura Flanagan and Scott D. Ferguson will not stand for reelection
  • George L. Holm becomes Non-Executive Chair effective January 1, 2027, having been Executive Chair

The filing

CompanyPerformance Food (PFGC)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 20, 2026, 7:05 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-357838

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 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 August 20, 2026.

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