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Get filing alertsTredegar appoints Cindy Yao as CFO and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026
Filed September 15, 2026 · Period ending September 14, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Board elected Cindy Yao as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026.
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Yao brings over 30 years of finance and operations experience, including prior CFO roles at Holon Health and HF Foods Group.
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Compensation includes $450,000 base salary, target bonus of 60% of base (max 120%), and long-term incentives targeted at 80% of base.
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Severance terms provide month-for-month pay and COBRA during first year, increasing to one times base salary and 12 months COBRA after one year.
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CEO frames appointment within Tredegar's shift from holding-company to operating-company model, seeking stronger financial visibility and accountability.
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Summary
Tredegar Corporation announced the appointment of Cindy Yao as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026. The Board elected Yao on September 14, 2026, and the company disclosed her compensation and severance terms in the 8-K filing.
Yao brings over 30 years of finance and operations experience across industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and distribution sectors, including prior CFO roles at Holon Health and HF Foods Group. The appointment is positioned within Tredegar's ongoing strategic transition from a holding-company structure toward an operating-company model.
The CEO stated that the company needs stronger enterprise-level financial visibility, performance discipline, and accountability as it pursues this transformation. Yao's background in public-company and private-equity-backed finance leadership is expected to support these goals. For retail investors, the key takeaway is a leadership change in the finance function with clearly disclosed compensation terms. The filing does not indicate any disagreements or departures related to the appointment, and no red flags are identified. The transition appears to be a planned succession aligned with the company's strategic direction.
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Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Tredegar appoints Cindy Yao as VP, CFO and Treasurer effective Sept 21, 2026, with disclosed compensation terms.
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On September 14, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Tredegar Corporation (the “Company”) elected Cindy Yao to serve as the Company’s Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026.
The Board elected Cindy Yao as the new CFO and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026. This is a newly disclosed leadership appointment.
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Ms. Yao, 59, has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Holon Health, a healthcare provider and health-tech startup focused on supporting individuals navigating substance use disorder and mental health conditions, since May 2026. Prior to joining Holon Health, Ms. Yao served as the Chief Financial Officer of HF Foods Group Inc., a leading marketer and distributor of fresh produce, seafood, frozen and dry foods and restaurant supplies, from May 2024 through October 2025. Ms. Yao also served from November 2013 to December 2023 as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Markel Food Group, a company providing high-quality, innovative automated process solutions, consulting services and technical support to food producers.
The filing provides Ms. Yao's professional background, including prior CFO roles at Holon Health, HF Foods Group, and Markel Food Group. This context helps investors assess her experience for the CFO role.
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in the event of a not-for-cause termination during her first year as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Ms. Yao will receive severance benefits consisting of month-for-month severance (i.e., for each month of employment, she will receive a month of severance) and corresponding COBRA coverage during the first year of her employment, increasing to one times annual base salary and 12 months of COBRA coverage after one year, along with a prorated share of STIP and performance units, if earned.
The filing discloses severance benefits for a not-for-cause termination: month-for-month severance and COBRA coverage during the first year, increasing to one times base salary and 12 months of COBRA after one year, plus prorated STIP and performance units if earned.
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Tredegar Corporation (NYSE:TG, also the “Company” or “Tredegar”) today announced that Cindy Yao will join the Company as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026.
Cindy Yao is appointed as Tredegar's new CFO and Treasurer, effective September 21, 2026. She brings over 30 years of finance and operations experience across industrial manufacturing, healthcare, and distribution sectors, including prior CFO roles at Holon Health and HF Foods Group Inc.
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Ms. Yao is a public-company and private-equity-backed finance executive with more than 30 years of experience leading finance, operations and transformation across industrial manufacturing, healthcare and distribution sectors.
The new CFO has extensive public-company and private-equity-backed finance leadership experience, including transformation and operational roles. Her background is positioned as well suited to Tredegar's 'One Tredegar' transformation from a holding-company structure toward an operating-company model.
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As we pursue our transition from a holding-company structure toward an operating-company model, we need stronger enterprise-level financial visibility, performance discipline and accountability.
The CEO frames the CFO appointment within Tredegar's ongoing strategic shift from a holding-company structure to an operating-company model. The new CFO is expected to strengthen financial visibility, performance discipline, and accountability across the organization.
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