DirectorMoves
Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Issue 1585
Chief Executive Group exists to improve the performance of U.S. CEOs, senior executives and public-company directors. Featured Article: Reconnecting Finance And IT To Drive Innovation By Dinakar Hituvalli
Director and CEO Moves
Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) $433.b WA Caton Frates promoted to SEVP Warehouse Ops- US & Mexico succeeds Russ Miller
Linde plc (NASDAQ: LIN) $220.b CT Desiree Bacher promoted to CHRO was SVP Communications AI Procurement succeeds David Strauss
KLA (NASDAQ: KLAC) $120.b CA Ms. Tracy Embree, Jason Conley join Board / Embree BM- Lennox Int’l, x- Otis Div Pres- / Conley CFO Roper Technologies succeed Gary Moore, Ms. Emiko Higashi
CEO Stats 1st Quarter 2025: 95 CEO changes. 56 promoted from within and 39 external hires
Since January 1, 2025: All Boards: Women -89 ~ Men -179: Boards Mkt Cap $5b+: Women +08 ~ Men -13
Ecolab (NYSE: ECL) $76.6b MN Ms. Julie Whalen joins Board x- Expedia Grp CFO, Williams-Sonoma CFO x- BM- Expedia Grp
Simon Property Grp (NYSE: SPG) $54.7b IN Eli Simon promoted to COO was Chief Investment Officer
Atlassian (NASDAQ: TEAM) $44.8b CA Anu Bharadwaj departs as President
Trade Desk (NASDAQ: TTD) $43.1b CA Omar Tawakol joins Board CEO Fndr Rembrand x- Cisco Systems, Voicea Fndr, Oracle Data Cloud GM, BlueKai Fndr
Heico (NYSE: HEI) $37.8b FL Frank Schwitter Board Member has passed away Partner 1624 Capital x- Arthur Andersen
Con Edison (NYSE: ED) $37.5b NY Brendan Cavanagh joins Board CEO SBA Communications was CFO, CAO x- Arthur Andersen
Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP) $36.3b TX Benjamin Branstetter promoted to Pres- Logistics & Transportation continues as SVP Downstream Commercial succeeds Scott Pryor
Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) $20.0b AR Ms. Sarah Bond joins Board President Xbox Microsoft x- T-Mobile, McKinsey
CH Robinson WW (NASDAQ: CHRW) $13.9b MN Edward Feitzinger joins Board x- Amazon VP Global Logistics, UTi Worldwide CEO, E2E Analytics, HP
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) $11.7b MD Niccolo de Masi promoted to COB continues as CEO succeeds Peter Chapman retires from Board
First Horizon (NYSE: FHN) $10.7b TN David Popwell retires as SEVP Strategy x- SunTrust, EY
AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) $10.7b CA Timothy Bliss, Alex Wolf, Robert Casey resign from Board / to avoid potential conflict
Bloom Energy (NYSE: BE) $9.22b CA Jim Hagemann Snabe joins Board BM- Siemens AG COB, C3.ai, Temasek x- SAP AG CoCEO
MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: MTSI) $9.00b MA Ms. Susan Ocampo retires from Board CoFndr Treasurer GaAs Labs PE firm Fndr Sirenza Microdevices
Skydance (NASDAQ: PSKY) 8.13b NY / CA BM- David Ellison, Jeff Shell, Gerald Cardinale, Andy Gordon, Paul Marinelli, Ms. Safra Catz, John Thornton, Ms. Barbara Byrne, Justin Hamill, Ms. Sherry Lansing / PressRelease
Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) $7.68b NY / Acq’d by Skydance Media / x- BM- Ms. Barbara Byrne, Ms. Linda Griego, Ms. Judith McHale, Ms. Shari Redstone, Chris McCarthy
KBR (NYSE: KBR) $6.42b TX Huibert Vigeveno joins Board x- Shell Director Downstream, Renewables & Energy Solutions, EVP Global Commercial
Casella Waste Systems (NASDAQ: CWST) $6.33b VT Edmond Coletta promoted to CEO joins Board continues as President was CFO succeeds John Casella continues as ExCOB
Littelfuse (NASDAQ: LFUS) $6.13b IL Karim Hamed promoted to SVP GM Semiconductor Business succeeds Chad Marak
Post (NYSE: POST) $5.73b MO Nicolas Catoggio promoted to COO was Div CEO Post Consumer x- BCG succeeds Jeff Zadoks
Surgery Partners (NASDAQ: SGRY) $2.92b TN Blair Hendrix promoted to COB succeeds Wayne DeVeydt resigns from Board named CFO UnitedHealth
Civitas Resources (NYSE: CIVI) $2.91b CO Chris Doyle departs as CEO
Six Flags (NYSE: FUN) $2.46b NC Richard Zimmerman to depart as CEO upon naming a successor
Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ: PTEN) $2.17b TX James Holcomb promoted to COO was Chief Business Officer, Div Pres- Patterson-UTI Drilling Co
Addus Homecare (NASDAQ: ADUS) $2.01b TX Heather Dixon named COO x- Acadia Healthcare CFO, Everside Health CFO succeeds Bradley Bickham
Twist Bioscience (NASDAQ: TWST) $1.60b CA Ms. Trynka Shineman Blake joins Board BM- Tripadvisor, Semrush x- Vistaprint CEO
Winmark (NASDAQ: WINA) $1.40b MN Keith Credendino joins Board Chief Information & Technology Officer Macy’s succeeds Ms. Jenele Grassle
Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NTLA) $1.18b MA David Lebwohl retires as Chief Medical Officer
Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) $1.09b CA Scott Lovett promoted to Pres- Go to Market was Chief Revenue Officer x- Imperva Chief Revenue Officer, Akamai Technologies
Ultra Clean (NASDAQ: UCTT) $1.02b CA James Xiao named CEO x- Applied Materials GM succeeds Clarence Granger continues as NonExCOB / Chris Cook promoted Chief Business Officer was Pres- Products Div
Apogee Enterprises (NASDAQ: APOG) $.895b MN Troy Johnson promoted to Pres- Architectural Metals succeeds Nicholas Longman
Geron (NASDAQ: GERN) $.894b CA Harout Semerjian named CEO joins Board x- GlycoMimetics CEO, Immunomedics CEO, Ipsen Pharma, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Mission Produce (NASDAQ: AVO) $.879b CA Simon Gonzalez promoted to SVP Int’l Farming / Juan Wiesner departs as Pres- Central & South America
Arbutus Biopharma (NASDAQ: ABUS) $.664b PA Roger Sawhney joins Board x- LB Pharmaceuticals CFO, Garuda Therapeutics, KKR succeeds Anuj Hasija strategy consultant
Keros Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KROS) $.585b MA Chris Rovaldi departs as COO / Lorena Lerner promoted to Chief Scientific Officer was SVP Research
loanDepot (NYSE: LDI) $.574b CA Jeff Walsh resigns as Pres- LDI Mortgage Div
Marshalls plc (LON: MSLH) $.522b Diana Houghton promoted to Senior Independent Director succeeding Graham Prothero retires from Board
MarineMax (NYSE: HZO) $.511b FL Odilon Almedia Junior joins Board BM- Amerant Bancorp, NCR Atleos, Ops Ptnr Advent Int’l succeeds Clint Moore, Ms. Evelyn Follit
Xponential Fitness (NYSE: XPOF) $.468b CA Mike Nuzzo named CEO BM- KinderCare x- Eyemart Express CEO, Petco COO CFO succeeds Mark King
Cullinan Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CGEM) $.465b MA Ms. Mittie Doyle, Andrew Allen join Board / Doyle Chief MD Officer Avalo Therapeutics / Allen CoFndr Gritstone bio succeed Ms. Anne-Marie Martin, David Ryan
Marcus (NYSE: MCS) $.464b WI Paul Leff joins Board Fndr Warbasse67 family office, CoFndr Perry Capital, Limited Ptnr Las Vegas Raiders
Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) $.439b MI Chris Layden named CEO joins Board x- Prolink COO succeed Peter Quigley continues on Board
Enhabit (NYSE: EHAB) $.376b TX Barbara Jacobsmeyer to depart as CEO and from Boad upon naming a successor
Rocket Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: RCKT) $.332b NJ Kinnari Patel departs as Pres- R&D joins RTW Investments as Ptnr
MarketWise (NASDAQ: MKTW) $.309b MD Erik Mickels promoted to COO continues as CFO x- Trilogy Int’l Ptnrs, KPMG
Health Catalyst (NASDAQ: HCAT) $.256b UT Dan Burton to retire as CEO upon naming a successor
Franklin Covey (NYSE: FC) $.240b UT Holly Procter promoted to Pres- Enterprise Div was Chief Revenue Officer x- Incredible Health, Clari succeeds Jennifer Colosimo
Kingstone Cos (NASDAQ: KINS) $.226b NY Pranav Pasricha joins Board CEO BluePond.Ai succeeds Carla D’Andre, Timothy McFadden
Beyond Meat (NASDAQ: BYND) $.225b CA John Boken named interim- Chief Transformation Officer Ptnr Mng Dir AlixPartners
DiaMedica Therapeutics (NASDAQ: DMAC) $.209b MN Julie Krop named Chief Medical Officer x- PureTech Health CMO succeed Lorianne Masuoka
Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) $.169b NY Alasdair MacKinnon joins Board Home Properties VP Internal Audit x- PwC succeeds Edward Kay x- PwC Ptnr
Playboy (NASDAQ: PLBY) $.164b CA Ms. Natalia Premovic joins Board x- Netflix Head US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand Consumer, e-Commerce x- Disney
Resources Connection (NASDAQ: RGP) $.156b TX David White resigns from Boad named interim- Executive Director NFL Players Association
MEI Pharma (NASDAQ: MEIP) $.150b CA Joshua Riezman joins Board Mng Dir US Legal & Compliance GSR Strategies succeeds Steven Wood
CFO Moves
Steris plc (NYSE: STE) $23.0b OH Karen Burton promoted to CFO is CAO was Controller succeeds Michael Tokich
Int’l Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) $16.4b DE Marc Birenkrant promoted to Controller CAO was Ass’t Controller x- Wendy’s, EY succeeds Beril Yildiz
Expeditors Int’l Washngtn (NYSE: EXPD) $15.9b WA David Hackett promoted to CFO was VP Finance x- Nike Controller NA, KPMG succeeds Bradley Powell
Incyte (NASDAQ: INCY) $15.2b DE Christiana Stamoulis departs as CFO
Warby Parker (NYSE: WRBY) $3.19b NY Steve Miller resigns as CFO
Rapid7 (NASDAQ: RPD) $1.27b MA Tim Adams retires as CFO
Cronos Grp (NASDAQ: CRON) $1.10b CN Lloyd Wilson promoted to CAO continues as Controller x- Vital Farms Controller, KPMG, Grant Thornton succeeds James McGinness
Fastly (NYSE: FSLY) $1.09b CA Richard Wong named CFO x- Benchling CFO, Houzz CFO, JPMorgan, Banc of America Securities
Microvast (NASDAQ: MVST) $.940b TX Rodney Worthen appty interim- CFO continues as VP Strategy x- Director IR, Head FP&A
Blend Labs (NYSE: BLND) $.922b CA Jason Ream named Head of Finance & Admin x- Haveli Investments Mng Dir, SailPoint Technologies CFO succeed Amir Jafari
Nextdoor (NYSE: NXDR) $.700b CA Matt Anderson resigns as CFO Treasurer
CareDx (NASDAQ: CDNA) $.653b CA Nathan Smith named CFO x- Win Brands Grp CFO, Inmedix, CoFndr Cassette Genomics, Mountain Land Physical Therapy Partners
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE: KRO) $.623b TX Bradley Troutman named CFO x- Pegasus Logistics CFO, PwC succeeds Tim Hafer / Bryan Bell promoted to CAO continues as Controller
Bumble (NASDAQ: BMBL) $.607b TX Kevin Cook named CFO x- Cloudera CFO, Barracuda Networks, Cowen, Credit Suisse, Wachovia Securities, RBC Capital Markets
Kelly Services (NASDAQ: KELYA) $.439b MI Nicholas Zuhlke named Controller CAO x- DexKo Global CAO
Aeluma (NASDAQ: ALMU) $.325b CA Chris Stewart named CFO CAO x- LeddarTech CFO, Bionano Genomics CFO, Maxwell Technologies, Entropic, Intel
Kopin (NASDAQ: KOPN) $.307b MA Erich Manz named CFO x- Allegro MicroSystems Div CFO
CS Disco (NYSE: LAW) $.274b TX Michael Lafair departs as CFO
General Counsel Moves
Veralto (NYSE: VLTO) $26.6b MA Sylvia Stein departs as CLO
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