Superior Group of Companies Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)           September 12, 2025

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Registrant's telephone number including area code:  (727) 397-9611

 

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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 September 12, 2025, the Board of Directors of Superior Group of Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Michael W. Koempel as President of the Company effective immediately (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Koempel also remains the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, in which role he will continue to serve as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Michael Benstock remains the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and therefore its principal executive officer, but relinquished his position as President of the Company as of the Effective Date.

 

Mr. Koempel has served as the Company’s CFO since May 31, 2022. Prior to that he served as chief operating officer of IT’SUGAR, one of the largest specialty candy retailers in the United States of America, from June 2021 to May 2022, chief operating officer at Victoria’s Secret Lingerie, a multi-billion dollar e-commerce and store-based retailer specializing in lingerie and apparel, from April 2017 to August 2020, chief financial officer of Mast Global, the supply chain division of L Brands Inc. (now named Bath & Body Works®), from 2007 to 2017, and other finance and leadership roles. Mr. Koempel has extensive financial, operational, governance and strategic experience, including with scaling high-growth companies. Mr. Koempel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Dayton and is a Certified Public Accountant (currently inactive). Mr. Koempel is 56 years of age.

 

Mr. Koempel does not have any familial relationships with any executive officer or director of the Company. The Company has not engaged in any prior transactions with Mr. Koempel requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

 

Item 9.01         Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

 

 

 

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 thereunder duly authorized.

 

 

Date: September 15, 2025