01—Abstract
Summary
Summary of the 8-K filed December 16, 2025. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.
On December 16, 2025, Masco's Board of Directors appointed Gary A.
Coombe as a Class II Director, effective January 1, 2026. Mr. Coombe, 61, has served as Procter & Gamble Company's Chief Executive Officer - Grooming since 2018 and has been with P&G since 1986, holding various global leadership positions of increasing responsibility. The Board determined that Mr. Coombe satisfies the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
He will serve on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The filing states he will receive compensation under the Company's standard arrangements for nonemployee directors. The filing reports no understandings or arrangements with any other person under which he was selected, no family relationship with any director or executive officer, and no transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
02—Key points
Key Highlights
- Gary A. Coombe was appointed to Masco's Board of Directors as a Class II Director on December 16, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.
- Mr. Coombe, 61, has served as Procter & Gamble Company's Chief Executive Officer - Grooming since 2018.
- Mr. Coombe joined Procter & Gamble in 1986 and has held various global leadership positions of increasing responsibility.
- He will serve on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
- The Board determined that Mr. Coombe meets the independence requirements of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Mr. Coombe will receive compensation under the Company's standard arrangements for nonemployee directors.
- The filing reports no related-party transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and no family relationship with any director or executive officer.
03—Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was appointed to Masco's Board of Directors?
Gary A. Coombe was appointed as a Class II Director by the Board on December 16, 2025, effective January 1, 2026.
What is Mr. Coombe's professional background?
Mr. Coombe, 61, has served as Procter & Gamble Company's Chief Executive Officer - Grooming since 2018. He joined P&G in 1986 and has held various global leadership positions of increasing responsibility since then.
Which Board committees will Mr. Coombe serve on?
He will serve on the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Is Mr. Coombe considered independent?
Yes. The Board determined that he satisfies the applicable independence requirements set forth in the rules of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
How will Mr. Coombe be compensated?
He will receive compensation in accordance with the Company's standard compensation arrangements for nonemployee directors.
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