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WD 40 CO

NASDAQ: WDFC. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.

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Alpha ID
alpha:company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7
SEC CIK
0000105132
Record version
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Nov 13, 2026
Newest evidence
Oct 23, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
CEO
Steven A. BrassSince Sep 1, 2022
Chair
Eric P. Etchart
Independent
9 / 1010 directors published
Published claims
586 distinct sources
Evidence records
70 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open
How to read this record

Built from 6 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works

CFO ROLE RECORDED

Keith Stauffer executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2026-11-02.

EffectiveEffective Nov 2, 2026E5

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencesource_reported
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Leadership

Evidence
RolePersonSinceStatusClaim
Vice President, Chief People, Culture and Capability OfficerJeffrey G. LindemanNov 2022currentSource reportedE2
Vice President, Global Finance and Chief Financial OfficerKeith StaufferNov 2026currentSource reportedE5
Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting OfficerNicholas Daniel GiordanoJun 2026currentSource reportedE6
Chief Strategy and Innovation OfficerPatricia Q. OlsemNov 2026currentSource reportedE6
Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate SecretaryPhenix Q. KiamilevDec 2021currentSource reportedE2
Division President, AmericasSara K. HyzerNov 2026currentSource reportedE5
President and Chief Executive OfficerSteven A. BrassSep 2022currentSource reportedE2
Vice President, Global Brand and InnovationClaudia FenskeNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Global Information and TechnologyDoug CyphersNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Global InnovationKristen GriffinNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Global Quality Strategy & EIMEA TechnicalLaura MeikleNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Sr. Vice President, Global R&D, Sustainability and Regulatory AffairsMeghan LiebNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Global Supply Chain StrategyNick GreenNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Global Organizational LearningRoxanne JohnsonNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4
Vice President, Stakeholder and Investor EngagementWendy KelleyNot capturedunknownSource reportedE4

Board of directors

Evidence

10 directors published. 9 of 10 with a published determination are independent.

DirectorStatusSinceCommitteesClaim
Anne G. SaundersIndependent2019Audit CommitteeCompensation and People CommitteeCorporate Governance CommitteeSource reportedE2
Cynthia B. BurksIndependent2022Audit CommitteeCompensation and People Committee, chairCorporate Governance CommitteeSource reportedE2
Daniel T. CarterIndependent2016Audit Committee, chairCorporate Governance CommitteeFinance CommitteeSource reportedE2
David B. PendarvisIndependent2017Audit CommitteeCompensation and People CommitteeCorporate Governance Committee, chairSource reportedE2
Edward O. Magee, JrIndependent2022Audit CommitteeCompensation and People CommitteeFinance CommitteeSource reportedE2
Eric P. EtchartIndependentChair2016Corporate Governance CommitteeFinance CommitteeSource reportedE2
Graciela I. MonteagudoIndependent2020Compensation and People CommitteeCorporate Governance CommitteeFinance CommitteeSource reportedE2
Ken A. PlunkIndependent2026Audit CommitteeFinance CommitteeSource reportedE3
Lara L. LeeIndependent2020Compensation and People CommitteeCorporate Governance CommitteeFinance Committee, chairSource reportedE2
Steven A. BrassNot independent2022None publishedSource reportedE2

Committees and risk ownership

Evidence
CommitteeChairMembersRisks assigned
Audit CommitteeDaniel T. CarterDaniel T. Carter, Anne G. Saunders, Cynthia B. Burks, David B. Pendarvis, Edward O. Magee, Jr, Ken A. PlunkNot described in the published record
Compensation and People CommitteeCynthia B. BurksCynthia B. Burks, Anne G. Saunders, David B. Pendarvis, Edward O. Magee, Jr, Graciela I. Monteagudo, Lara L. LeeNot described in the published record
Corporate Governance CommitteeDavid B. PendarvisDavid B. Pendarvis, Anne G. Saunders, Cynthia B. Burks, Daniel T. Carter, Eric P. Etchart, Graciela I. Monteagudo, Lara L. LeeNot described in the published record
Finance CommitteeLara L. LeeLara L. Lee, Daniel T. Carter, Edward O. Magee, Jr, Eric P. Etchart, Graciela I. Monteagudo, Ken A. Plunkfinancial
Committee RecordAudit Committee: Chair Daniel T. Carter; Members Daniel T. Carter (Chair); Anne G. Saunders; Cynthia B. Burks; David B. Pendarvis; Edward O. Magee, Jr; Ken A. Plunk
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_record:30
Committee AppointmentDaniel T. Carter: chair, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:31
Committee AppointmentAnne G. Saunders: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:32
Committee AppointmentCynthia B. Burks: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:33
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Pendarvis: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:34
Committee AppointmentEdward O. Magee, Jr: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:35
Committee AppointmentKen A. Plunk: member, Audit Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:36
Committee RecordCompensation and People Committee: Chair Cynthia B. Burks; Members Cynthia B. Burks (Chair); Anne G. Saunders; David B. Pendarvis; Edward O. Magee, Jr; Graciela I. Monteagudo; Lara L. Lee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_record:37
Committee AppointmentCynthia B. Burks: chair, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:38
Committee AppointmentAnne G. Saunders: member, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:39
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Pendarvis: member, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:40
Committee AppointmentEdward O. Magee, Jr: member, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:41
Committee AppointmentGraciela I. Monteagudo: member, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:42
Committee AppointmentLara L. Lee: member, Compensation and People Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:43
Committee RecordCorporate Governance Committee: Chair David B. Pendarvis; Members David B. Pendarvis (Chair); Anne G. Saunders; Cynthia B. Burks; Daniel T. Carter; Eric P. Etchart; Graciela I. Monteagudo; Lara L. Lee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_record:44
Committee AppointmentDavid B. Pendarvis: chair, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:45
Committee AppointmentAnne G. Saunders: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:46
Committee AppointmentCynthia B. Burks: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:47
Committee AppointmentDaniel T. Carter: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:48
Committee AppointmentEric P. Etchart: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:49
Committee AppointmentGraciela I. Monteagudo: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:50
Committee AppointmentLara L. Lee: member, Corporate Governance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:51
Committee RecordFinance Committee: Chair Lara L. Lee; Members Lara L. Lee (Chair); Daniel T. Carter; Edward O. Magee, Jr; Eric P. Etchart; Graciela I. Monteagudo; Ken A. Plunk
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_record:52
Committee AppointmentLara L. Lee: chair, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:53
Committee AppointmentDaniel T. Carter: member, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:54
Committee AppointmentEdward O. Magee, Jr: member, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:55
Committee AppointmentEric P. Etchart: member, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:56
Committee AppointmentGraciela I. Monteagudo: member, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:57
Committee AppointmentKen A. Plunk: member, Finance Committee
Source reportedE7
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:committee_appointment:58

Control and voting power

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.

Principal executive officerSteven A. Brass, President and Chief Executive Officer, from Sep 1, 2022
Source reportedE2
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:leadership_role:28
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Financials and market context

Evidence
Security ListingWDFC (NASDAQ)
Source reportedE1
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:security_listing:59
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Nov 13, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.

Governance and policies

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Risk, audit, and cyber

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

AI oversight and accountability

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Compensation

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Legal NameWD 40 CO
Source reportedE1
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:legal_name:1
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Source reportedE1
company:05128a6d-7ff0-4ad4-be63-60986cbeb9b7:entity_status:3

Not yet in this record

Coverage

A gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.

  • Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
  • OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
  • FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
  • CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
  • GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
  • Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
  • AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
  • LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
  • RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
  • CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
  • AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
  • Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
  • Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

Subject and corrections

Public-role doctrine

This record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.

Basis
Published company record built from public sources
Sources
7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
Record claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
Claiming not yet available

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    Alpha canonical company public projection
    Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Nov 13, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
    Open web
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    DEF 14A wdfc-20251031.htm
    sec proxy. Published Oct 31, 2025. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    WD 40 CO 8-K 2026-02-19 (Item 5.02 Plunk appointment)
    sec filing. Published Feb 19, 2026. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    WD-40 Company Leadership Team (investor site)
    issuer ir. Published Oct 23, 2026. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Cited by 8 Claims.
    Issuer statement
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    WD 40 CO 8-K 2026-09-03 (Item 5.02 Stauffer appointment)
    sec filing. Published Sep 3, 2026. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    WD 40 CO 8-K 2026-06-04 (Item 5.02 CFO/PAO/Americas transitions)
    sec filing. Published Jun 4, 2026. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    Audit Committee
    governance_people_committees. sec proxy. Cited by 29 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Nov 13, 2026
  • Keith Stauffer executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2026-11-02.
  • Patricia Q. Olsem executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2026-11-02.
  • Sara K. Hyzer executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2026-11-02.
  • Nicholas Daniel Giordano executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2026-06-29.
  • Ken A. Plunk seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2026-02-18.
  • Cynthia B. Burks seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2022-12-01.
  • Jeffrey G. Lindeman executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2022-11-01.
  • Steven A. Brass executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2022-09-01.
  • Edward O. Magee, Jr seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2022-06-01.
  • Steven A. Brass seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2022-03-01.
  • Phenix Q. Kiamilev executive of WD 40 CO, effective 2021-12-01.
  • Lara L. Lee seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2020-12-01.
  • Graciela I. Monteagudo seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2020-06-01.
  • Anne G. Saunders seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2019-03-01.
  • David B. Pendarvis seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2017-01-01.
  • Daniel T. Carter seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2016-01-01.
  • Eric P. Etchart seat on WD 40 CO, effective 2016-01-01.
  • Eric P. Etchart chairs board WD 40 CO, effective 2016-01-01.
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