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Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Issue 1607
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Director and CEO Moves
Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX) $151.b MA John Sununu to leave Board x- US Senator New Hampshire
Rio Tinto plc (LON: RIO) $120.b Ben Wyatt promoted to SrID / Sam Laidlaw, Kaisa Hietala, Simon Henry, Martina Merz leave Board / Laidlaw CEO Neptune Oil & Gas / Hietala x- ExxonMobil / Henry x- Royal Dutch CFO / Merz x- ThyssenKrupp CEO /
TransDigm Grp (NYSE: TDG) $76.0b OH Michael Lisman, Peter Palmer join Board / Lisman company- CEO / Palmer x- company EVP Div President
Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) $44.8b Hixonia Nyasulu leaves Board BM- SSE plc, Olam Agri Fndr Ayavuna Women’s Investments Pty
Since January 1, 2025: All Boards: Women -122 ~ Men -233:
Boards Mkt Cap $5b+: Women +10 ~ Men +03
In this Issue: Kraft Heinz, Teledyne Technologies, Insulet, Corebridge Financial, Int’l Flavors & Fragrances, Textron, Fannie Mae, Kinsale Capital, SouthState Bank, Armstrong World Industries, MGIC Investment, Grand Canyon Education, CCC Intelligent Solutions, Spirax Grp plc, MSC Industrial Direct
Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ: KHC) $29.9b PA Kevin Cox, Ms. Mary Lou Kelley, Tony Palmer join Board / Cox x- GE CHRO / Kelley BM- Yeti x- Best Buy / Palmer Ops Ptnr One Rock Capital / PR
Teledyne Technologies (NYSE: TDY) $25.1b CA Ms. Laura Black, George Bobb join Board / Black Mng Dir Needham & Co / Bobb company- CEO /
Insulet (NASDAQ: PODD) $22.9b MA Robbie Huffines joins Board x- JP Morgan Global Chair IB x- Alex Brown & Sons, CoFndr The Forest Grp x- BM- Walgreens Boots Alliance
Corebridge Financial (NYSE: CRBG) $17.3b TX Tomohiro Yao joins Board Head Americas & Europe Nippon Life Insurance / Nippon Life Designee
Int’l Flavors & Fragrances (NYSE: IFF) $16.8b NY Richard Mulligan, Brett Icahn join Board Icahn Capital Designees succeed Ms. Paláu-Hernández, Vincent Intrieri
Textron (NYSE: TXT) $13.9b RI Ms. Lisa Atherton promoted to CEO joins Board was Div CEO Bell segment BM- Southwest Airlines succeed Scott Donnelly continues as ExCOB
Fannie Mae (OTCMKTS: FNMA) $13.1b DC Ms. Priscilla Almodovar departs as CEO and from Board / John Roscoe, Brandon Hamara promoted to CoPres- continue on Board
Kinsale Capital (NYSE: KNSL) $10.5b VA Brian Haney joins Board retires as company- Pres- COO / Michael Kehoe promoted to President continues as COB CEO
SouthState Bank (NYSE: SSB) $9.15b FL Benjamin Sasse joins Board President Emeritus University of Florida & Prof Hamilton Schoolx- Senator State of Nebraska
Armstrong World Industries (NYSE: AWI) $8.81b PA Kevin Holleran joins Board CEO Hayward Hldgs, x- Textron Div CEO Industrial Segment, Ingersoll Rand, Terex
MGIC Investment (NYSE: MTG) $6.32b WI Martin Klein, Ms. Daniela O’Leary-Gill join Board / Klein x- Athene CFO / O’Leary-Gill x- BMO US COO
Grand Canyon Education (NASDAQ: LOPE) $6.13b AZ Kathy Claypatch resigns as Chief Information Officer
CCC Intelligent Solutions (NASDAQ: CCCS) $5.93b IL Ms. Lauren Young resigns from Board Mng Dir Advent International
Spirax Grp plc (LON: SPX) $5.12b Andrew Kemp joins Board BM- Berkeley Grp, Irwin Mitchell x- PwC succeeds Kevin Thompson
MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE: MSM) $4.98b NY Ms. Martina McIsaac promoted to CEO joins Board was COO x- Hilti Corp Div CEO Avery Dennison GM succeeds Erik Gershwind
Science Applications Int’l (NASDAQ: SAIC) $4.63b VA Ms. Toni Townes-Whitley departs as CEO and from Board
Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT) $3.15b NY Ms. Jean Hsu joins Board x- CalPERS Head Private Debt
Kemper (NYSE: KMPR) $3.00b IL Duane Sanders departs as Chief Claims Officer P&C
Dana (NYSE: DAN) $2.61b OH Ms. Hanna Olivia Nelligan joins Board CFO Chief Strategy Officer CHS Inc, x- Nasco llc CEO, Kerry Grp plc
CVB Financial (NASDAQ: CVBF) $2.57b CA Timothy Stephens joins Board x- EY Ptnr
Integer (NYSE: ITGR) $2.55b TX Payman Khales promoted to CEO joins Board was COO succeeds Joseph Dziedzic
1st Source (NASDAQ: SRCE) $1.50b IN John Griffith retires as Chief Risk Officer
Ingevity (NYSE: NGVT) $2.06b SC Ruth Castillo named Div Pres- Performance Materials x- Avantor VP Global Chemicals, Celanese
Grafton Grp plc (LON: GFTU) $1.88b Susan Murray, Vincent Crowley retire from Board
Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) $1.79b GA Jeff Sanfrey promoted to Officer continues as COO
City Hldgs (NASDAQ: CHCO) $1.78b WVA Timothy Whittaker promoted to EVP Commercial Banking was Chief Credit Officer succeeds John DeRito
MeridianLink (NYSE: MLNK) $1.48b CA / Acq’d by Centerbridge Partners / x-BM- George Jaber, Edward McDermott, Ms. Reema Poddar, AJ Rohde, Mark Sachleben, Nicolaas Vlok, Duston Williams, Ms. Yael Zheng
Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) $1.31b CO Michael Begler departs as COO
Workspace Grp plc (LON: WKP) $.800b James Graham named Head of Revenue x- Int’l Workplace Grp plc
CareDx (NASDAQ: CDNA) $.796b CA Suresh Gunasekaran joins Board CEO UCSF Health x- University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics CEO
Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust plc (LON: USA) $.756b Elizabeth Flockhart joins Board BM- Nuclear Liabilities Fund x- Standard Life, Aberdeen plc, Martin Currie plc
InnovAge (NASDAQ: INNV) $.708b CO Michael Scarbrough departs as COO
TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE: TRTX) $.697b NY Ted Goldthorpe joins Board CEO BCP Investment Corp x- Logan Ridge Finance CEO
Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) $.613b MN Grant Whitney departs as Chief Revenue Officer position eliminated
MidWestOne Financial (NASDAQ: MOFG) $.587b IA / Acq’d by Nicolet Bankshares
Avanos Medical (NYSE: AVNS) $.545b GA Kerr Holbrook departs as Chief Commercial Officer position eliminated
Potbelly (NASDAQ: PBPB) $.517b IL / Acq’d by RaceTrac / x- BM- Robert Wright, Joseph Boehm, Vann Avedisian, Adrian Butler, David Head, David Near, David Pearson, Ms. Jill Sutton
Panamera (OTCMKTS: PHCI) $.434b TX Stanley Wilson resigns from Board Fndr SFW Mergers
DeFi Development (NASDAQ: DFDV) $.423b FL Thomas Perfumo joins Board Head Strategy Kraken Digital Asset Exchange
Amarin Corp plc (NASDAQ: AMRN) $.409b Ireland David Keenan promoted to COO was EVP Technical Ops & Pres- Europe
National CineMedia (NASDAQ: NCMI) $.401b CO Simon Mullaly joins Board Sr Executive Blantyre Capital x- Guggenheim, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Bros, Deutsche Bank / Blantyre Designee
abrdn New India Investment Trust plc (LON: ANII) $.364b Rebecca Donaldson Board Member has passed-away
Gore Street Energy Storage (LON: GSF) $.312b Norman Crighton, Angus Lennox join Board / Crighton BM- RM Infrastructure / Lennox BM- Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust
Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG) $.241b FL David Chene resigns from Board CoFndr KLIM / KLIM Designee
ALT5 Sigma (NASDAQ: ALTS) $.221b NV Peter Tassiopoulos suspended as CEO / Jonathan Hugh appt acting- CEO
Zotefoams plc (LON: ZTF) $.216b Jack Clarke joins Board BM- Capita plc x- Essentra plc CFO, CFO Marshalls plc, CFO of AMEC
Cassava Sciences (NASDAQ: SAVA) $.189b TX Ms. Dawn Carter Bir joins Board BM- Geron x- CEO, Soleno Therapeutics, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacyclics
CFO Moves
Walmart (NYSE: WMT) $851.b AR Dwayne Milum promoted to Controller was Chief Audit Executive, Controller Int’l
Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM) $80.6b PA Patrick Winterlich named CFO x- Hexcel CFO succeeds Ken Giacobbe
Revvity (NYSE: RVTY) $11.2b MA Anita Gonzales promoted to CAO continues as Controller x- General Electric Corporate Audit Staff, PwC
Valmont Industries (NYSE: VMI) $8.25b NE William Johnson named CAO x- Conagra Brands Controller, KPMG succeeds Timothy Francis
Hexcel (NYSE: HXL) $5.61b CT Patrick Winterlich resigns as CFO
Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON: MAB) $1.53b Emma Harris to be named CFO x- Marks and Spencer Grp plc Finance Director Food to succeed Tim Jones
Teladoc Health (NYSE: TDOC) $1.52b NY Mala Murthy resigns as CFO
General Counsel Moves
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE: MSGE) $2.20b NY Laura Franco departs as GC
Avanos Medical (NYSE: AVNS) $.545b GA Mojirade James departs as GC position eliminated
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE) $.451b Bermuda Tessa Judge resigns as CLO Secy
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