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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 7, 2024, the Board of Directors of Perrigo Company plc (the “Company” or “Perrigo”) appointed Todd Penegor to serve as a member of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), to be effective June 21, 2024. Mr. Penegor will also serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Penegor brings substantial experience as both a Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of large companies. He most recently served as Chief Executive Officer for The Wendy’s Company (Nasdaq: WEN), from 2016 to 2024, where he also previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Penegor worked at Kellogg Company, a global leader in food products, from 2000 to 2013 where he held several key leadership positions in finance and executive roles. Before joining Kellogg, Mr. Penegor worked for 12 years at Ford Motor Company in various positions, including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, the controller’s office and treasury.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Penegor and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as a director of the Company. For his service on the Board, Mr. Penegor will be entitled to receive compensation provided to non-employee directors as approved by the Board and described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on March 22, 2024.
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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.
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| PERRIGO COMPANY PLC | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Eduardo Bezerra | |||||
| Dated: June 10, 2024 | Eduardo Bezerra | |||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||