In the week of October 26, 2026, 80 public companies reported leadership changes to the SEC under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, including 8 chief executive and 13 chief financial officer changes. They include Enerpac Tool Group Corp, First Horizon Corp, Amgen Inc (Form 8-K, October 27, 2026).
80 public companies reported a change among their directors or officers the week of 2026-10-26. 67 changes name the person, including 8 at chief executive and 13 at chief financial officer.
| Company | Change | Person | Role | Effective | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Horizon Corp | Appointed | Jeffrey R. Balser | 8-K | ||
| Amgen Inc | Appointed | David W. Gibbs | Director | 8-K | |
| Mid Penn Bancorp Inc | Departing | Dana R. Stewart | Chief Operating Officer | 2026-10-30 | 8-K |
| BLACKBERRY Ltd | Appointed | David Chaikof | Director | 8-K | |
| Axcelis Technologies Inc | Appointed | Jeroen Delsman | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-11-12 | 8-K |
| American Public Education Inc | Appointed | Shira Goodman | Director | 2026-10-27 | 8-K |
| Forge Nano Holdings, Inc. | Appointed | Paul Lichty | Chief Executive Officer | 8-K | |
| Forge Nano Holdings, Inc. | Appointed | Paul Lichty | Director | 8-K | |
| CSB Financial Inc. | Departing | George S. Pearce | 2026-10-23 | 8-K | |
| CSB Financial Inc. | Appointed | Richard E. Dyer | 8-K | ||
| Entera Bio Ltd. | Departing | Haya Taitel | Director | 2026-12-01 | 8-K |
| Lifeward Ltd. | Appointed | Ronen Tsimerman | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-11-01 | 8-K |
| Faeth Therapeutics, Inc. | Appointed | Adam Schayowitz | Director | 8-K | |
| Manhattan Associates Inc | Appointed | Juan Perez | Director | 8-K | |
| International Battery Metals Ltd. | Appointed | Donald E. Bender | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-10-26 | 8-K |
| MSG Rangers Corp. | Appointed | Alan D. Schwartz | 8-K | ||
| Sumisho Air Lease Corp | Departing | David Swan | Chief Commercial Officer | 8-K | |
| Cooper Companies, Inc. | Appointed | Walter M. Rosebrough | Executive Chair | 8-K | |
| Cooper Companies, Inc. | Appointed | Shlomo Nachman | 8-K | ||
| Spero Therapeutics, Inc. | Departing | Timothy Keutzer | Chief Operating Officer | 2026-12-31 | 8-K |
| Hycroft Mining Holding Corp | Departing | David Thomas | Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs | 2027-03-31 | 8-K |
| AIAI Holdings Corp | Departing | Eric Affeldt | Director | 2026-10-21 | 8-K |
| Cardiff Oncology, Inc. | Appointed | Leila Alland | Chief Medical Officer | 8-K | |
| Better Home & Finance Holding Co | Appointed | Linda Yaccarino | 2026-10-20 | 8-K | |
| Better Home & Finance Holding Co | Departing | Paula Tuffin | 8-K | ||
| Merlin, Inc. | Appointed | Mark Brunner | President | 8-K | |
| Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co /Oh/ | Appointed | Jerome J. Rouquet | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-12-01 | 8-K |
| Senti Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | Departing | Edward Mathers | 8-K | ||
| TV Channels Network Inc. | Departing | Jorge L. Verar | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-10-31 | 8-K |
| TV Channels Network Inc. | Appointed | Darryl Payne | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-10-21 | 8-K |
| Horton D R Inc /De/ | Appointed | Carl E. Reichardt | Director | 2026-10-22 | 8-K |
| Capstone Energy Plus, Inc. | Appointed | Brandon Schwertner | Director | 2026-10-26 | 8-K |
| Capstone Energy Plus, Inc. | Appointed | Brandon Schwertner | 8-K | ||
| XBP Global Holdings, Inc. | Departing | Par Chadha | Chairman of the Board | 8-K | |
| KKR & Co. Inc. | Appointed | Brian J. Lee | 8-K | ||
| Autozone Inc | Departing | Jamere Jackson | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-11-25 | 8-K |
| XBiotech Inc. | Appointed | Sushma Shivaswamy | Chief Executive Officer | 2026-10-23 | 8-K |
| XBiotech Inc. | Appointed | Sushma Shivaswamy | 8-K | ||
| Nasdaq, Inc. | Departing | Holden Spaht | 2026-12-31 | 8-K | |
| Seres Therapeutics, Inc. | Departing | Marella Thorell | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-11-15 | 8-K |
| Game Your Game Inc. | Appointed | Wendy Loundermon | Chief Financial Officer | 8-K | |
| Churchill Capital Corp XIII | Appointed | Paul Lapping | Director | 8-K | |
| Health In Tech, Inc. | Appointed | Sanjay Shrestha | Chief Executive Officer | 8-K | |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Roger L. Cloutier | Director | 2026-10-20 | 8-K |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Joseph Tonnos | Chief Financial Officer | 8-K | |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Jimmy Vaiopoulos | Director | 8-K | |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Joseph Tonnos | Director | 8-K | |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Charles P. Garcia | Director | 8-K | |
| Praetorian Acquisition Corp. | Departing | Roger L. Cloutier | 8-K | ||
| Soren Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Joseph Tonnos | Chief Financial Officer | 8-K | |
| Soren Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Joseph Tonnos | 8-K | ||
| Soren Acquisition Corp. | Appointed | Austin Criden | Director | 8-K | |
| Standex International Corp/De/ | Appointed | Brenna D. Preisser | Director | 2027-01-01 | 8-K |
| FF EAI Robotics Ecosystem Inc. | Appointed | Yueting Jia | Chief Executive Officer | 8-K | |
| Earth Science Tech, Inc. | Departing | Ernesto L. Flores | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-10-25 | 8-K |
| Earth Science Tech, Inc. | Departing | Ernesto L. Flores | 8-K | ||
| Herc Holdings Inc | Appointed | Aaron Birnbaum | Chief Executive Officer | 8-K | |
| Herc Holdings Inc | Appointed | Aaron Birnbaum | Director | 8-K | |
| Crown Holdings, Inc. | Appointed | Wayne T. Smith | Director | 8-K | |
| Clearwater Paper Corp | Departing | Sherri Baker | Chief Financial Officer | 8-K | |
| Green Brick Partners, Inc. | Appointed | Jed Dolson | Chief Executive Officer | 8-K | |
| Green Brick Partners, Inc. | Appointed | Jed Dolson | Director | 8-K | |
| Cycurion, Inc. | Appointed | J. Derek Penn | 8-K | ||
| LiveWire Group, Inc. | Appointed | David Barse | 2026-10-22 | 8-K | |
| LiveWire Group, Inc. | Appointed | Roy Gallagher | Chief Restructuring Officer | 2026-10-25 | 8-K |
| MasterBrand, Inc. | Departing | Andrea Simon | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-10-23 | 8-K |
| MasterBrand, Inc. | Appointed | Mark A. Young | Chief Financial Officer | 8-K |
Also filed that week
Enerpac Tool Group Corp Resources Connection, Inc. Altimmune, Inc. Modine Manufacturing Co Visteon Corp IEH Corp Columbia Banking System, Inc. Sunbelt Rentals Holdings, Inc. Allegiant Travel CO GeoVax Labs, Inc. Ecominas Corp. SDR Drone, Inc. Xylem Inc. Ares Strategic Income Fund Ares Sports, Media & Entertainment Opportunities LP Fedex Corp Neogen Corp Xtend AI Robotics, Inc. Netscout Systems Inc Gladstone Commercial Corp GLADSTONE LAND Corp Gladstone Capital Corp Gladstone Investment Corporation\De OpenWorld, Inc. Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago GameSquare Holdings, Inc. Landmark Bancorp Inc Wrap Technologies, Inc. My Size, Inc. Weave Communications, Inc. Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc. TrueBlue, Inc.
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Where this comes from
A public company must file a current report on Form 8-K with the SEC within four business days when a director leaves or is elected, or when its chief executive, chief financial, chief accounting or chief operating officer, or another named executive, departs or is appointed. That disclosure goes under Item 5.02 of the report.
Every change on this page is taken from one of those filings and quoted in the company's own words, with a link to the filing, so it can be checked at the source. Where a filing names the person, the role and the date a change takes effect, they are shown beside the quote. Where it does not, the quote stands on its own. A filing states what changed; it rarely states why, and neither does this page.