PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):June 22, 2023
Conagra Brands, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
1-7275
47-0248710
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza,
Suite 1300
Chicago, Illinois
60654
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(312) 549-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $5.00 par value
CAG
New York Stock Exchange
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 22, 2023, Conagra Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) has announced that Robert G. Wise, Senior Vice President Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer), has decided to retire from the Company no later than July 28, 2023. Mr. Wise joined the Company in 2003 and has been integral to the corporate controller’s group which he has led since 2012. He will continue to serve in his current role until his retirement. When announcing Mr. Wise’s retirement, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Marberger, congratulated Mr. Wise and thanked him for more than 20 years of valuable service to the Company.
The Board expects to appoint William E. Johnson, the Company’s Assistant Controller, to serve as Senior Vice President Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) to succeed Mr. Wise upon his retirement. Mr. Johnson joined the Company as Assistant Controller in September 2019. Prior to that, he was Director of Internal Audit at Kiewit Corporation, a North American construction and engineering organization, from June 2018 to August 2019. Mr. Johnson began his career at KPMG, spending more than 12 years in positions of increasing responsibility from 2005 to 2018. He received his Master’s in Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
