Weis Markets (NYSE: WMK) Announces Departure of Chief Operating Officer in Recent 8-K Filing

Weis Markets, Inc. filed a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, announcing the departure of Kurt A. Schertle as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of the company, effective October 16, 2024. Jonathan H. Weis, who currently serves as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, has taken on the role of interim Chief Operating Officer following Schertle’s departure.

In the filing, it was stated that biographical information about Mr. Weis can be found in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The filing also confirmed that Mr. Weis has no family relationships with any of the company’s directors or executive officers and no direct or indirect material interest in any current or proposed transactions requiring disclosure.

Additionally, John (Jack) F. O’Hara, Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Real Estate, Assistant Secretary, has assumed the duties of interim Secretary of the Company effective October 16, 2024.

Weis Markets, Inc. confirmed that no new plans, contracts, arrangements, grants, or awards were entered into or amended in connection with Mr. Weis’ assumption of the duties as the interim Chief Operating Officer. The company stated that there are no existing arrangements or understandings between Mr. Weis and any other individual regarding his appointment to the interim position.

The filing was signed by Michael T. Lockard, the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Weis Markets, Inc., on behalf of the company in compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The report was signed on October 22, 2024.

This article was generated by an automated content engine and was reviewed by a human editor prior to publication. For additional information, read Weis Markets’s 8K filing here.

Weis Markets Company Profile

Weis Markets, Inc engages in the retail sale of food through a chain of supermarkets in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The company’s retail food stores sell groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, floral, pharmacy services, deli products, prepared foods, bakery products, beer and wine, and fuel; and general merchandise items, such as health and beauty care, and household products.