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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 November 2, 2021, Rolf A. Classon, Chairman of the Board of Perrigo Company plc, advised the Board that he will not stand for re-election to our Board of Directors at the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in 2022 and intends to retire from our Board at that time. Mr. Classon, 76, has been a member of the Board since 2017 and was named Chairman in 2018. Mr. Classon’s decision to retire is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, and he will continue in his role as Chairman until the 2022 annual general meeting.
Murray Kessler, Perrigo’s President and CEO, said: “On behalf of the entire Board and management team, I want to thank Rolf for his dedicated and effective service to the Company since 2017. He is an outstanding Chairman and a remarkable leader. We are especially thankful for his leadership and contributions over the past three years as we have transformed Perrigo into a consumer self-care company.”
The Board plans to name Orlando Ashford, an independent director since December 2020, as Chairman of the Board, effective immediately following the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in May 2022.
SIGNATURE
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.
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| PERRIGO COMPANY PLC | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Todd W. Kingma | |||||
| Dated: November 8, 2021 | Todd W. Kingma | |||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||