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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)

Stanley Black & Decker's General Counsel Janet Link to step down November 30, 2025

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Stanley Black & Decker said its Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Janet M. Link, informed the company on October 14, 2025 that she will step down effective November 30, 2025, to pursue a professional opportunity outside the company. The filing does not name a successor or describe any financial impact, so the change is limited to senior legal leadership.

Key points

  • Janet M. Link, SVP, General Counsel and Secretary, will leave her role effective November 30, 2025
  • Decision was communicated to the company on October 14, 2025
  • Filing does not name a successor or state the reason beyond a professional opportunity outside the company

The filing

CompanyStanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 17, 2025, 4:14 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-242520

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, 1:11 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 October 17, 2025.

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