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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Protolabs (PRLB)

Protolabs names Bernardo Parlange chief commercial officer; COO Mike Kenison retiring

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Protolabs appointed Bernardo Parlange as its newly created Chief Commercial Officer, effective May 18, 2026, and said COO Mike Kenison will retire effective July 1, 2026. The filing discloses leadership changes only and does not include financial results or guidance.

Key points

  • Parlange will oversee global commercial strategy, including sales, marketing, and customer success.
  • Parlange was most recently Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Fortrex, a Blackstone portfolio company.
  • Kenison joined Protolabs in 2006 and retires as Chief Operations Officer effective July 1, 2026.
  • The announcement was made in a press release dated May 7, 2026, filed as Exhibit 99.1.

The filing

CompanyProtolabs (PRLB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 7, 2026, 7:51 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-056700

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:58 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 07, 2026.

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