e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. 8-K

What Happened
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. announced in an 8-K that its board appointed Matthew Farrell to the Board as a Class I director effective February 12, 2026. Mr. Farrell will stand for election at the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders. He most recently served as CEO of Church & Dwight Co., Inc. from January 2016 to April 2025 and as Chairman from 2019 to September 2025, and previously held senior finance roles including CFO and COO at Church & Dwight.

Key Details

• Appointment effective: February 12, 2026; Mr. Farrell will stand for election at the 2026 annual meeting.
• Role/class: Named a Class I director (non-employee director).
• Compensation & agreements: Will receive the same non-employee director compensation as other directors and is expected to enter the company’s standard indemnification agreement.
• Background: Former CEO (2016–Apr 2025) and Chairman (2019–Sep 2025) of Church & Dwight; prior CFO roles at Alpharma and other senior finance roles; began career at KPMG (audit partner). Serves/served on boards including Trinseo (since 2020), Morton Salt (since Jul 2025), Novanta (since Nov 2025), and Lydall (2003–2021). Holds a B.S. from Manhattan College and is a CPA (inactive).
• Governance/related-party: No arrangement or understanding led to his appointment and the company reported no related-party transactions involving Mr. Farrell under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Why It Matters
The addition brings an experienced consumer-products executive with deep finance and public-company board experience to e.l.f.’s board, which may strengthen financial oversight and consumer-packaged-goods expertise in governance. The filing signals a routine board appointment with standard director compensation and no disclosed related-party issues—useful facts for investors monitoring board composition and corporate governance.