Simply Good Foods names Joe Scalzo CEO again; Geoff Tanner steps down
Joseph E. Scalzo returned as President and CEO of Simply Good Foods effective January 19, 2026, succeeding Geoff Tanner, who stepped down as CEO and board member effective January 18, 2026. The company also said its fiscal 2026 outlook, reaffirmed on January 8, 2026, remains unchanged, and that Chief Accounting Officer Timothy Matthews resigned effective February 6, 2026, with CFO Christopher Bealer taking on that role.
Key points
- Scalzo's employment agreement has an initial two-year term, a $1,100,000 annual base salary and a target annual bonus of 150% of base salary.
- Scalzo receives a one-time inducement stock option covering 2,000,000 shares, with an eight-year term and vesting over three years.
- Tanner's separation agreement provides cash severance of $3,519,454 and a prorated fiscal 2026 bonus of $350,568, and 95,826 restricted stock units vested.
- Scalzo joins the board on January 28, 2026, following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders; the company's fiscal 2026 outlook remains unchanged.
The filing
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