# BELLRING BRANDS, INC. (BRBR) — management_change/ceo [completed]
Source: SEC API (secapi.ai) · situation sit_ecdd445ab86dfc743bbd · retrieved 2026-08-11T15:50:04.028Z

## Overview
BellRing Brands, Inc. is a consumer brands company focused on the proactive wellness category, with leading brands including Premier Protein, the #1 ready-to-drink protein brand, and Dymatize, the #1 hydrolyzed protein powder.

BellRing Brands announced on July 8, 2026, that Michael Axelrod has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 29, 2026, and will also join the Board of Directors. Axelrod, 58, most recently served as CEO of Snak King and previously as CEO of Del Real Foods from 2019 to 2025. He succeeds Darcy H. Davenport, who will retire as President and CEO and transition to an advisory role to the Company pursuant to her previously disclosed Transition and Advisory Agreement.

## Key dates
- Expected close 2026-07-29 · Completed 2026-07-08

## Timeline
- 2026-07-08 · 8-K (0001628280-26-047674): 8-K - BELLRING BRANDS, INC. — *BellRing Brands, Inc. is a consumer brands company focused on the proactive wellness category, with leading brands including Premier Protein, the #1 ready-to-drink protein brand, and Dymatize, the #1 hydrolyzed protein powder.* BellRing Brands announced on July 8, 2026, that Michael Axelrod has been appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 29, 2026, and will also join the Board of Directors. Axelrod, 58, most recently served as CEO of Snak King and previously as CEO of Del Real Foods from 2019 to 2025. He succeeds Darcy H. Davenport, who will retire as President and CEO and transition to an advisory role to the Company pursuant to her previously disclosed Transition and Advisory Agreement.
  https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1772016/0001628280-26-047674.txt

## Citations
- 0001628280-26-047674 — https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&type=&dateb=&owner=include&count=40&search_text=000162828026047674