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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Trimble (TRMB)

Trimble names Kenneth Bement chief accounting officer as Julie Shepard retires in early 2026

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Trimble said its chief accounting officer, Julie Shepard, will retire in early 2026 after more than 18 years with the company. Kenneth Bement, a former chief accounting officer at several companies, will succeed her effective September 2, 2025, and the company also named Jim Palermo as its first chief information officer, a newly created role.

Key points

  • Julie Shepard, Chief Accounting Officer, will retire in early 2026; she will support the auditor transition for the 2025 financial statements
  • Kenneth Bement becomes Chief Accounting Officer effective September 2, 2025, with a $400,000 base salary and $1,000,000 in restricted stock units upon hiring plus a further $1,000,000 after relocating to Westminster, Colorado
  • Jim Palermo was hired as Chief Information Officer, a newly created position, previously CIO at Red Hat

The filing

CompanyTrimble (TRMB)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 18, 2025, 7:42 AM ET
Accession number0000864749-25-000253

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 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 18, 2025.

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