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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Whirlpool (WHR)

Whirlpool Appoints Karin Risi, Former Vanguard Executive, to Board of Directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership

Whirlpool's board appointed Karin Risi as a director effective immediately on October 19, 2026, and named her to the Human Resources and Finance committees. Risi is a former Vanguard senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in asset and wealth management, and her non-employee director pay is set at a $150,000 annual cash retainer plus $160,000 in annual equity.

Key points

  • Appointed October 19, 2026, effective immediately, with seats on the Human Resources and Finance committees
  • Annual cash retainer of $150,000 and annual equity compensation of $160,000 in Whirlpool common stock, payable at the annual stockholder meeting
  • Risi spent 28 years at Vanguard, most recently as managing director and chief strategy and product officer

The filing

CompanyWhirlpool (WHR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 20, 2026, 4:06 PM ET
Accession number0000106640-26-000064

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from this filing only.

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