Executive & Board Changes, Week of Oct 5, 2026: 8-K Item 5.02
In the week of Oct 5, 2026 to Oct 11, 2026, 93 companies filed 93 reports of a director or officer change with the SEC (8-K Item 5.02 or a foreign issuer's 6-K), according to EquiReason's reading of the filings.
Source: SEC EDGAR filings · Oct 5, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 · read by EquiReason
| Date | Company | Filing | What the filing reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | VSXY Victorias Secret & Co. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Chief Legal and Compliance Officer Melinda McAfee to depart by March 31, 2027; transition and separation agreement signed; successor search initiated. |
| 2026-10-09 | VIOT Viomi Technology Co., Ltd | 6-K | Viomi appointed Xinlang Yu as director, replacing Qian Sun who resigned for personal reasons. Routine board change with no financial impact. |
| 2026-10-09 | TOP TOP Financial Group Ltd | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | TOP Financial Group Ltd reports appointment of Dean Huge and Yuli Yan as per Item 5.02, with appointment letter and employment agreement filed. |
| 2026-10-09 | SMP Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | 8-K filed under Item 5.02 reporting departure of a director or principal officer (CEO/CFO change). Body excerpt shows CEO Eric Sills signing the filing, but no details on departure or successor. Press release referenced but not included. |
| 2026-10-09 | QMCO QUANTUM CORP /DE/ | 8-K · 5.02, 8.01 | — |
| 2026-10-09 | PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CFO Blair Westblom departs; Michael Cochran appointed interim CFO. Departure not due to disagreement. Separation agreement includes $1.14M severance, bonus, and equity acceleration. |
| 2026-10-09 | POOL Pool Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Senior Vice President Kenneth G. St. Romain retirement effective Dec 31, 2026; will serve in advisory role to CEO thereafter. |
| 2026-10-09 | MZTI The Marzetti Company | 8-K · 5.02 | President of Retail Division departing; severance pending; no financial impact disclosed. |
| 2026-10-09 | MYGN Myriad Genetics, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Myriad Genetics entered separation agreement with former CCO Brian Donnelly, providing $1.32M severance and equity acceleration; departure previously disclosed. |
| 2026-10-09 | MITK Mitek Systems, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Departure of SVP of Sales, Check Verification, Michael E. Diamond, effective Dec 8, 2026, with separation benefits under Executive Severance Plan. |
| 2026-10-09 | JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Commercial Officer Samantha Pearce to retire; successor search initiated. No immediate financial impact, but leadership transition in a key commercial role. |
| 2026-10-09 | HUBS HubSpot, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Legal Officer Erika Fisher resigns effective Nov 6, 2026, to pursue another opportunity; no disagreement with company; orderly transition planned; successor search commenced. |
| 2026-10-09 | HQY HealthEquity, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Commercial Officer terminated without cause; responsibilities redistributed; severance paid per agreement. |
| 2026-10-09 | GLAS Glass House Brands Inc. | 6-K | Planned retirement of CFO Mark Vendetti, effective March 31, 2027; successor search initiated. |
| 2026-10-09 | GEN Gen Digital Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Appointment of Talbott Roche as independent director; no change in CEO/CFO. Routine board addition with standard compensation. |
| 2026-10-09 | FLNC Fluence Energy, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Departure of Chief Product Officer Peter Williams with separation agreement including $593,750 lump sum, accelerated RSU/PSU vesting, and COBRA reimbursement. |
| 2026-10-09 | EPAC Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Enerpac Tool Group elected Charles T. Lauber as a new independent director, expanding the board from eight to nine members. Mr. Lauber is a seasoned finance executive and former CFO of A. O. Smith. The change is routine board expansion with |
| 2026-10-09 | CSCO Cisco Systems, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Appointment of Girish D. Rishi as independent director; standard compensation; no material strategic or financial impact. |
| 2026-10-09 | CI The Cigna Group | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Donna F. Zarcone to retire from the Board effective Dec 31, 2026; no disagreement cited. Routine board refreshment, no material operational impact. |
| 2026-10-09 | AZO AutoZone, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Claire R. McDonough will not stand for re-election due to a new executive role at another company; no disagreement with AutoZone. |
| 2026-10-09 | AVNT Avient Corporation | 8-K · 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | CEO transition: Mike Frank appointed CEO, replacing Ashish Khandpur who steps down. Guidance reaffirmed. No financial impact disclosed. |
| 2026-10-08 | VNT Vontier Corporation | 8-K · 5.02 | EVP, Chief Transformation and Operations Officer resigns effective Oct 16, 2026 to pursue another opportunity. No material operational impact indicated. |
| 2026-10-08 | SMWB SIMILARWEB LTD. | 6-K | Special general meeting to approve compensation terms for new CEO Michael Akkerman; no financial results or guidance provided. |
| 2026-10-08 | SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Appointment of Shesha Krishnapura as independent director; retirement of Judy Lin from board. |
| 2026-10-08 | RBA RB Global, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | RB Global announced CFO and COO departures, promoted Steve Steinberg to CFO, and other leadership changes; expects FY2026 results at high end of prior guidance. |
| 2026-10-08 | PAYO Payoneer Global Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Barak Eilam resigns; retention award of $5.25M to Tsafi Goldman tied to pending merger closing. |
| 2026-10-08 | ONT Onterris, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Janet Risi Field resigned for personal reasons, effective immediately, with no disagreement with the company. |
| 2026-10-08 | OGE OGE Energy Corp. | 8-K · 5.02 | OG&E named John Laws as COO effective Jan 4, 2027; he was previously Chief Commercial Officer. Compensation to be set in Dec 2026. Routine executive appointment. |
| 2026-10-08 | NKLR Terra Innovatum Global N.V. | 8-K · 5.02 | — |
| 2026-10-08 | MFA MFA Financial, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | MFA announced CEO succession: Craig Knutson to retire June 30, 2027; Bryan Wulfsohn appointed CEO effective July 1, 2027; Andrew Kail named CIO effective Jan 1, 2027. Planned transition with continuity. |
| 2026-10-08 | KEX Kirby Corporation | 8-K · 5.02 | VP, Controller & Assistant Secretary Ronald A. Dragg announces retirement in Q1 2027 after 30 years; no disagreement with company; orderly transition planned. |
| 2026-10-08 | IT Gartner, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | EVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary stepping down to pursue other opportunity; no disagreement with company. |
| 2026-10-08 | HSIC Henry Schein, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Henry Schein announces CFO transition: Emmanuel Caprais appointed CFO effective Nov 4, 2026, replacing Ronald South who moves to senior advisor. No financial guidance or material operational changes disclosed. |
| 2026-10-08 | GD General Dynamics Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CEO succession: Danny Deep elected CEO effective Jan 1, 2027; Phebe Novakovic transitions to Executive Chairman. Orderly leadership transition at a defense/aerospace contractor. |
| 2026-10-08 | DPZ Domino's Pizza, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Patricia E. Lopez retired from the Board for personal reasons, no disagreement with company operations. |
| 2026-10-08 | CASS Cass Information Systems, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CEO retirement transition: independent contractor agreement for consulting services, vesting of RSUs, non-compete covenants. |
| 2026-10-08 | BY Byline Bancorp, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Byline Bancorp announces retirement of Head of Commercial Banking and Chief Credit Officer, with internal promotions to succeed them effective Jan 1, 2027; part of ongoing succession planning. |
| 2026-10-08 | ANGO AngioDynamics, Inc. | 8-K · 1.01, 5.02, 9.01 | AngioDynamics enters employment agreement with Eric Honroth as President and CEO, effective Nov 2, 2026, succeeding Jim Clemmer who will serve as executive advisor. |
| 2026-10-08 | AGNT AGNT, Inc | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CEO/CFO departure reported via 8-K Item 5.02; press release referenced but not included in excerpt. |
| 2026-10-07 | WSC WillScot Holdings Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01 | WillScot Holdings Corporation elected Donald W. Slager as an independent director, increasing board size from 9 to 10. Slager is a former CEO of Republic Services with extensive public company board experience. No financial guidance or mate |
| 2026-10-07 | TEL TE Connectivity plc | 8-K · 5.02 | Director William A. Jeffrey to retire at 2027 AGM; no disagreement with company. Low-impact board departure. |
| 2026-10-07 | STNG Scorpio Tankers Inc. | 6-K | Resignation of secretary Auste Adelborg and appointment of Charlotte Wheatcroft as secretary, effective October 7, 2026. No dispute cited; routine corporate governance change. |
| 2026-10-07 | OPTT Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | 8-K · 1.01, 1.02, 5.02 | CFO departure (Robert Powers) and appointment of interim CFO (Victoria Hay via Flexible Consulting) effective September 30, 2026; search for permanent CFO underway. |
| 2026-10-07 | NTNX Nutanix, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Craig Conway not standing for re-election; former President/Chief Commercial Officer Tarkan Maner enters Transition Advisory Services Agreement with $37,500 monthly fee for 12 months. |
| 2026-10-07 | MRX Marex Group plc | 6-K | Marex Group announced Robert Pickering stepping down as Chair after completing three-year term, replaced by John Pietrowicz, existing board member and Chair of M&A Committee. Transition assistance provided. |
| 2026-10-07 | LULU lululemon athletica inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | lululemon announced departure of Chief Brand & Product Activation Officer and Chief Supply Chain Officer, and appointed new President & Chief Product Officer and COO, with expanded CFO role. |
| 2026-10-07 | HIMS Hims & Hers Health, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Appointment of Jonathan M. Franklin as chief accounting officer and principal accounting officer, replacing Irene Becklund. Routine executive succession with no strategic surprise. |
| 2026-10-07 | FCEL FuelCell Energy, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CEO transition: Michael S. Bishop departure and Matthew Latino appointment as CEO per separation and employment agreements filed as exhibits. |
| 2026-10-07 | CXT Crane NXT, Co. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Appointment of Jeong H. Kim to the Board of Directors, effective October 29, 2026; standard compensation and indemnification. |
| 2026-10-07 | CTVA Corteva, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Corteva reports board and officer changes in connection with a separation: multiple directors resign, new CEO, CFO, CCO, and CIO appointed. No disagreement cited. |
| 2026-10-07 | BSX Boston Scientific Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 8.01, 9.01 | Boston Scientific filed an 8-K regarding a CEO/CFO change (Item 5.02) and other events (Item 8.01). Press release dated Oct 7, 2026, includes offer letter for Mr. Fitzgerald. |
| 2026-10-07 | BCBP BCB Bancorp, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | BCB Bancorp filed an 8-K regarding departure of a director or principal officer (CEO/CFO change). The body excerpt only contains signature and exhibit information; no details on the executive change are provided in the excerpt. |
| 2026-10-07 | AWI Armstrong World Industries, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Jill A. Crager, SVP Sales and Marketing, announced retirement effective Dec 31, 2026 after 28 years; successor search initiated. |
| 2026-10-07 | ALKT Alkami Technology, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Accounting Officer Prerna Sachdeva resigns; CFO Cassandra Hudson assumes interim principal accounting officer role. |
| 2026-10-06 | WSFS WSFS Financial Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | WSFS announced appointment of Michael Thompson as Interim CAO, Charles Mosher as Chief Audit Executive, and promotion of Lisa Washington to Chief Legal Officer. Routine leadership changes. |
| 2026-10-06 | WERN Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Jack A. Holmes resigned from Werner Enterprises Board of Directors effective Oct 5, 2026 to accept executive role at another transportation company; amicable departure. |
| 2026-10-06 | WD Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Walker & Dunlop EVP and COO Stephen Theobald announced retirement effective March 31, 2027. Duties will be divided among other employees. No disagreement cited. |
| 2026-10-06 | TENB Tenable Holdings, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Tenable appointed Charles Bell to its Board of Directors; Bell is a former Microsoft and AWS executive with deep cloud/security expertise. Routine board expansion, no strategic shift. |
| 2026-10-06 | SYK Stryker Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Stryker announces planned leadership succession: Kevin Lobo transitions to Executive Chair, Spencer Stiles (current President and COO) appointed CEO effective January 1, 2027. Stiles has nearly 30 years at Stryker; Lobo's 14-year tenure tri |
| 2026-10-06 | STRZ Starz Entertainment Corp. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Starz Entertainment Corp. entered into an employment agreement with Jason Wyrick as EVP, Technology, with base salary and equity terms. |
| 2026-10-06 | SLB SLB N.V. | 8-K · 5.02 | SLB elected Jing Ulrich to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ulrich brings investment banking and capital markets experience from JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, CLSA. |
| 2026-10-06 | SKYD Skydance Corp | 8-K · 5.02 | Skydance Corporation appointed Robert A. Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to the Board, effective upon closing of the WBD merger. |
| 2026-10-06 | PTLO Portillo's Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Portillo's Chief People Officer Jill Waite to depart effective November 1, 2026; severance includes base salary, prorated bonus, COBRA, outplacement, and accelerated vesting of RSUs. |
| 2026-10-06 | PENG Penguin Solutions, Inc. | 8-K · 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Penguin Solutions appointed Stephen Cumming as SVP and CFO, effective immediately. Cumming brings public company CFO experience from Edgio, Cambium Networks, Atmel. Aaron Johnson returns to VP Finance role. |
| 2026-10-06 | OMC Omnicom Group Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Andrew Castellaneta retired as SVP and Chief Accounting Officer; Jordan Farnam appointed as VP, Global Financial Reporting and Chief Accounting Officer. |
| 2026-10-06 | OBK Origin Bancorp, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Dr. Richard Gallot, Jr. resigns from the Board of Directors of Origin Bancorp, Inc. and Origin Bank, effective immediately; no disagreements cited. |
| 2026-10-06 | LW Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | President, International Marc Schroeder resigns; transition agreement with non-compete, equity vesting, no cash severance. |
| 2026-10-06 | KHC The Kraft Heinz Company | 8-K · 5.02 | Angel S. Willis, EVP, Global General Counsel and Corporate Affairs Officer, resigned effective October 20, 2026 to pursue other opportunities. |
| 2026-10-06 | FLY Firefly Aerospace Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Thomas Zurbuchen resigned effective Sep 30, 2026; Rick Ambrose appointed as Class III director effective Oct 5, 2026. No disagreement cited. Routine board refresh. |
| 2026-10-06 | DGX Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | 8-K · 5.02 | Quest Diagnostics announced EVP Catherine Doherty will retire in July 2027; transitions to new role with health systems and modernization projects. No change in compensation. |
| 2026-10-06 | CW Curtiss-Wright Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | CFO K. Christopher Farkas retiring at year-end; interim CFO Gary A. Ogilby appointed. No financial impact disclosed. |
| 2026-10-06 | CLNE Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced appointment of JJ Armstrong as CFO, succeeding Robert Vreeland who is retiring. Armstrong has been with the company since 2014, most recently as VP and Corporate Controller. |
| 2026-10-06 | CHRN ChronoScale Holdings Corp | 8-K · 5.02 | Director and CEO of subsidiary resigned following sale of Ekso Bionics; received RSU award and $709,500 release payment; no disagreement cited. |
| 2026-10-06 | BOX Box, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Box appointed Omer Yuhjtman as VP Finance and Chief Accounting Officer, succeeding Eli Berkovitch who resigned; Yuhjtman previously served at Box and Lambda. |
| 2026-10-06 | BETR Better Home & Finance Holding Company | 8-K · 5.02, 5.07 | Vishal Garg removed five directors via consent solicitation; Hugh Frater resigned; new directors appointed; interim CEO Daniel Lewis removed. Board control shifted to Garg. |
| 2026-10-06 | APH Amphenol Corporation | 8-K · 5.02 | President of Harsh Environment Solutions Division transitions to SVP Strategic Programs; successor named effective Jan 1, 2027. Routine succession planning, no disruption. |
| 2026-10-05 | VTS Vitesse Energy, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Vitesse Energy director Gary D. Reaves resigns effective Sep 30, 2026; no disagreement cited. |
| 2026-10-05 | STRL Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | 8-K · 7.01, 9.01 | Sterling Infrastructure appointed Katherine Hargis as SVP, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Corporate Secretary, effective October 5, 2026, succeeding Mark D. Wolf. |
| 2026-10-05 | STGW Stagwell Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Bradley J. Gross resigns from board effective October 16, 2026; no disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices. |
| 2026-10-05 | SEDG SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Revenue Officer Daniel Huber resigned; effective March 31, 2027; no disagreement with company. |
| 2026-10-05 | PSX Phillips 66 | 8-K · 5.02 | EVP Refining Richard G. Harbison to retire effective Dec 31, 2026. Routine retirement, no immediate disruption. |
| 2026-10-05 | PINS Pinterest, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Pinterest appoints James Dibbo (ex-Amazon) as CFO effective Oct 26, 2026; succeeds Julia Brau Donnelly. |
| 2026-10-05 | NXH NEIGHBORHOOD INTELLIGENCE, INC. | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Neighborhood Intelligence (formerly Bed Bath & Beyond) appointed Paul Kosturos as Interim CFO after Brian LaRose resigned. Press release details integration progress and cost savings. |
| 2026-10-05 | NEO NeoGenomics, Inc. | 8-K · 2.02, 5.02, 5.03, 9.01 | NeoGenomics announces CEO succession: Warren Stone (COO) to become CEO effective Jan 4, 2027; Tony Zook becomes Executive Chair; preliminary Q3 revenue ~$209M with NGS growth ~28%; full-year revenue guidance expected to increase at midpoint |
| 2026-10-05 | INSM Insmed Incorporated | 8-K · 5.02, 7.01, 9.01 | Insmed CFO Sara Bonstein to step down on October 30, 2026; search underway for successor. Company reaffirms FY2026 revenue guidance for BRINSUPRI ($1.25B-$1.40B) and ARIKAYCE ($450M-$470M). |
| 2026-10-05 | HLI Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02 | Director Todd J. Carter resigned effective immediately; no disagreement with company operations, policies, or practices. |
| 2026-10-05 | ETN Eaton Corporation plc | 8-K · 5.02 | Principal Accounting Officer Adam Wadecki transitions to non-executive role; Andrea Trabacchin appointed as new Principal Accounting Officer effective Oct 5, 2026; routine internal succession. |
| 2026-10-05 | CVX Chevron Corporation | 8-K · 5.02 | Chevron announced CFO change: Eimear Bonner becomes President of Oil, Products & Gas; Jeff Gustavson elected CFO effective Jan 1, 2027. |
| 2026-10-05 | BG Bunge Global SA | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Chief Legal Officer Joseph Podwika stepping down, successor appointed; transition to Senior Advisor until retirement in 2027. |
| 2026-10-05 | BFLY Butterfly Network, Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Butterfly Network appointed Michael Noonen to the Board of Directors; standard director compensation disclosed. |
| 2026-10-05 | AVY Avery Dennison Corporation | 8-K · 5.02 | Chief Legal Officer Ignacio J. Walker resigns effective Oct 16, 2026 to accept another opportunity; routine departure with no disclosed impact on operations. |
| 2026-10-05 | AGCO AGCO Corporation | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | AGCO restructured executive leadership, reducing team by one member; Torsten Dehner steps down as SVP and GM of Global Fendt/Valtra. |
| 2026-10-05 | ADV Advantage Solutions Inc. | 8-K · 5.02, 9.01 | Dean General transitions from Chief Industry Development Officer to strategic advisor; salary reduced to $110k; severance and CIC bonus provisions. |
Questions
- Which companies reported an executive or board change in the week of oct 5, 2026?
- Victorias Secret & Co. (VSXY), Viomi Technology Co., Ltd (VIOT), TOP Financial Group Ltd (TOP), Standard Motor Products, Inc. (SMP), QUANTUM CORP /DE/ (QMCO), Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. (PXED), Pool Corporation (POOL), The Marzetti Company (MZTI) and 85 more — the full list, with dates and the filing behind each row, is above.
Earlier weeks
2026 W42 · 2026 W41 · 2026 W40 · 2026 W39 · 2026 W38 · 2026 W37 · 2026 W36 · 2026 W35 · 2026 W34 · 2026 W33 · 2026 W32 · 2026 W31 · Other lists: Guidance raised or cut · Insider buying
How these figures are read: methodology · EquiReason.