DirectorMoves
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Issue 1556
Chief Executive Group exists to improve the performance of U.S. CEOs, senior executives and public-company directors. Featured Article: CEO & Senior Executive Compensation Report for Private Companies
Director and CEO Moves
UnitedHealth Grp (NYSE: UNH) $372.b MN Ms. Heather Cianfrocco promoted to EVP Governance, Compliance and Information Security was Div CEO Optum / Patrick Conway promoted to Div CEO Optum was Div CEO Optum Rx
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) $46.1b Netherlands Rafael Sotomayor promoted to Pres- CEO-elect joins Board was Div GM Secure Connected Edge to succeed Kurt Sievers
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) $26.6b MO Ms. Noelle Eder resigns from Board Global Chief Info Officer Cigna Group
Since January 1, 2025: All Boards: Women -73 ~ Men -141: Boards Mkt Cap $5b+: Women +10 ~ Men -13
Insulet (NASDAQ: PODD) $17.5b MA Ms. Ashley McEvoy named CEO joins Board BM- P&G x- J&J Chair MedTech, Chair Vision & Diabetes Care succeeds James Hollingshead
Genuine Parts (NYSE: GPC) $16.3b GA Ms. Laurie Schupmann joins Board x- PwC Ptnr / Ms. Elizabeth Camp, Gary Fayard, John Johns, Ms. Wendy Needham resign from Board / Camp CEO DF Mgmt / Fayard x- Coca-Cola CFO / x- Protective Life CEO / Needham x- CSFirst Boston
Brown-Forman (NYSE: BF.A) $16.1b KY Marshall Farrer promoted to COB was Chief Strategic Growth Officer
F5 (NASDAQ: FFIV) $15.0b WA Peter Klein resigns from Board BM- Denali Therapeutics, Accolade x- Microsoft CFO
Nordson (NASDAQ: NDSN) $10.7b OH Justin Hall promoted to EVP Medical & Fluid Solutions segment succeeds Stephen Lovass
Globe Life (NYSE: GL) $10.3b TX Steven Johnson retires from Board x- Deloitte Ptnr
Avantor (NYSE: AVTR) $8.42b PA Michael Stubblefield departs as CEO and from Board x- McKinsey, Celanese Corp
Exact Sciences (NASDAQ: EXAS) $8.32b WI Ms. Leslie Trigg joins Board CEO Outset Medical x- Warburg Pincus, Lutonix, AccessClosure, FoxHollow Technologies
Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ: CBSH) $8.17b MO Earl Devanny retires from Board – MRA x- TractManager Holdings CEO
Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN) $8.04b TX Chris Curia retires from GP Board company- EVP HR
Match Grp (NASDAQ: MTCH) $7.48b TX Ms. Kelly Campbell joins Board x- NBCUniversal Pres- Peacock, x- Hulu President, Google succeeds Alan Spoon x- Polaris Partners GP
HealthEquity (NASDAQ: HQY) $7.30b UT Paul Black resigns from Board x- Allscripts Healthcare Solutions CEO, Cerner Corp COO, IBM
LifeTime Grp (NYSE: LTH) $6.89b MN Ms. Jennifer Pomerantz joins Board Mng Ptnr Ellipsis Hldgs, American Natural CEO, Citadel Asset Mgmt, JPMorgan
QXO (NYSE: QXO) $5.92b CT Acq’s Beacon Roofing Supply x- BM - Stuart Randle, Julian Francis, Ms. Barbara Fast, Alan Gershenhorn, Ms. Melanie Hart, Ms. Racquel Mason, Robert McLaughlin, Earl Newsome, Neil Novich, Doug Young
Entain plc (LON: ENT) $4.10b Ms. Stella David named CEO was interim- CEO continues on Board BM- Norwegian Cruise Line x- William Grant & Sons CEO
Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK) $2.97b MA David Hallal promoted to CEO continues as COB succeeds Jay Backstrom resigns from Board / Akshay Vaishnaw named Pres- R&D resigns from Board Ptnr Atlas Venture / Keith Woods to COO x- argenx Pharmaceuticals
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN) $2.37b PA Johnny Hartnett, Carlos Ruisanchez join Board Hartnett x- SuperBet CEO / Ruisanchez CEO Sorelle Capital succeed Ron Naples, Ms. Barbara Kohn, Saul Reibstein to leave Board / HG Vora Capital Agreement
Metsera (NASDAQ: MTSR) $2.26b NY Jon Stonehouse joins Board CEO interim- CFO BioCryst Pharmaceuticals x- Merck KgaA
Sweetgreen (NYSE: SG) $2.24b CA Jason Cochran named COO x- American West Restaurant Grp CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill, GameStop
Monks Investment Trust plc (LON: MNKS) $2.14b Richard Curling joins Board BM- Montanaro European Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund plc
Enterprise Financial Srvs (NASDAQ: EFSC) $1.86b MO Doug Bauche promoted to Chief Banking Officer was Chief Credit Officer / Scott Goodman to VChair was Pres- Enterprise Bank & Trust / Kevin Handley promoted to Chief Credit Officer
Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF) $1.52b MN Charles Guan, Ms. Virginia Gambale to leave Board / Guan VP Vista / Gambale Mng Ptnr Azimuth Ptnrs
PagerDuty (NYSE: PD) $1.44b CA Don Carty joins Board COB Porter Airlines x- COB CEO American Airlines, Canadian Pacific Air Lines CE Dell CFO VChair / Re Scalar Gauge Fund Agreement
World Kinect (NYSE: WKC) $1.41b FL Ira Birns promoted to President continues as CFO BM- Stem Inc succeeds Michael Kasbar continues as COB CEO / John Rau promoted to COO was EVP Global Aviation, Land & Marine
Savills plc (LON: SVS) $1.36b Simon Shaw promoted to Grp CEO was CFO succeeds Mark Ridley
Ardelyx (NASDAQ: ARDX) $1.29b MA Merdad Parsey joins Board x- Gilead Sciences Chief Medical Officer x- Genentech
Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) $1.21b CA Kevin Harkenrider retires as Chief Corporate Officer Mfg, Supply Chain, Marketing, IT Security, Quality, Facilities & Physical Security
Seplat Energy plc (LON: SEPL) $1.16b Bello Rabiu, Babs Omotowa resign from Board / Rabiu Grp GM Nigerian National Petroleum / Omotowa BM- Nigerian National Petroleum
Novavax (NASDAQ: NVAX) $1.07b MD Charles Newton joins Board CFO Lyell Immunopharma x- Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley
National Vision (NASDAQ: EYE) $.973b GA Alex Wilkes promoted to CEO joins Board was President x- CooperVision succeed Reade Fahs promoted to ExCOB / Randolph Peeler to LD / Thomas Taylor to leave Board
Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ: APOG) $.849b MN Frank Heard to leave Board x- Gibraltar Industries CEO
Falcon’s Beyond Global (NASDAQ: FBYDW) $.798b FL Douglas Jacob resigns from Board serial entrepreneur
Rocket Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RCKT) $.776b NJ Keith Woods to leave Board x- argenx COO, Alexion Pharmaceuticals VP NA Biz Ops
European Smaller Companies Trust plc (LON: ESCT) $.724b Ms. Nadia Meier-Kirner joins Board Triton Partners Head Strategic Investments
Arrivent Biopharma (NASDAQ: AVBP) $.707b PA Merdad Parsey joins Board Gilead Sciences Chief Medical Officer x- Genentech succeeds Carl Gordon OrbiMed Advisors
Avanos Medical (NYSE: AVNS) $.586b GA Michael Greiner departs as interim- CEO was CFO
Absci (NASDAQ: ABSI) $.386b WA Amrit Nagpal resign from Board Mng Dir Redmile Grp, x- Weintraub Capital
Mitek Systems (NASDAQ: MITK) $.378b CA Garret Gafke named COO x- Intellicheck President, IdentityMind Fndr CEO
Navitas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: NVTS) $.373b CA Richard Hendrix promoted to COB succeeds Gene Sheridan continues as CEO / Daniel Kinzer resigns from Board and as COO CTO / SiCPower / Ranbir Singh Agreement
Heron Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HRTX) $.360b NC Mark Hensley named COO x- Veloxis Pharmaceuticals CEO, Cornerstone Therapeutics, Chiesi USA
Cartesian Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RNAC) $.310b MD Metin Kurtoglu departs as Chief Technology Officer
T1 Energy (NYSE: TE) $.194b TX Russell Gold named EVP Strategic Communications x- Texas Monthly Journalist
CFO Moves
ADP (NASDAQ: ADP) $120.b NJ Peter Hadley promoted to CFO was Treasurer x- Pres- Asia Pacific succeeds Don McGuire
MongoDB (NASDAQ: MDB) $14.2b NY Michael Berry named CFO BM- Rapid7 x- NetApp CFO, McAfee CFO, FireEye CFO COO, Informatica CFO
Rithm Capital (NYSE: RITM) $5.82b NY Nicola Santoro promoted to CFO CAO was div CFO CAO RCM GA Manager
Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK) $2.97b MA Vikas Sinha named CFO x- ElevateBio CFO
World Kinect (NYSE: WKC) $1.41b FL Ira Birns promoted to President continues as CFO BM- Stem Inc succeeds Michael Kasbar continues as COB CEO / John Rau promoted to COO was EVP Global Aviation, Land & Marine
Arhaus (NASDAQ: ARHS) $1.12b OH Michael Lee named CFO x- Ste. Michelle Wine Estates CFO & Pres- Ops & Supply Chain, Canopy Growth CFO, Constellation Brands
Accel Entertainment (NYSE: ACEL) $.948b IL Mathew Ellis resigns as CFO
Olaplex (NASDAQ: OLPX) $.872b NY Stephen Bacica resigns as CAO
Avanos Medical (NYSE: AVNS) $.586b GA Jason Pickett appt interim- CFO was VP Tax & Treasurer
Ouster (NASDAQ: OUST) $.415b CA Ken Gianella named CFO x- Quantum Corp CFO succeeds Chen Geng continues as SVP Strategic Finance & Treasurer
General Counsel Moves
RH (NYSE: RH) $3.40b CA Edward Lee resigns as Chief Legal & Compliance Officer
T1 Energy (NYSE: TE) $.194b TX Andy Munro named CLO x- Solarcycle CLO, Calypso Energy CLO, Latham & Watkins
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