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Wednesday, December 3, 2025 – Issue 1618
Chief Executive Group exists to improve the performance of U.S. CEOs, senior executives and public-company directors. Featured Article: The Outsider’s Advantage: How Fresh Eyes Beat Deep Experience By Aaron Patzer
Director and CEO Moves
HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA) $185.b Brendan Nelson promoted to Grp Chair was interim- Chair BM- BP, RBS x- KPMG
Nike (NYSE: NKE) $95.9b OR Venkatesh Alagirisamy promoted to COO was Chief Supply Chain Officer / Craig Williams departs as Chief Commercial Officer positiona eliminated
Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) $22.6b TX Timothy Leach joins Board BM- ConocoPhillips x- ConocoPhillips EVP, Concho Resources COB CEO
Since January 1, 2025: All Boards: Women -109 ~ Men -254:
Boards Mkt Cap $5b+: Women +17 ~ Men -04
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) $16.2b MN Dylan Jadeja joins Board CEO Riot Games x- Goldman Sachs, Kearney Mgmt Consulting
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ: EWBC) $14.8b CA Peter Babej joins Board x- Citigroup CEO Asia & Global Head Financial Institutions, Deutsche Bank, Lazard Freres
AAON (NASDAQ: AAON) $7.48b OK Doug Wichman promoted to EVP GM was Executive Director Manufacturing, EVP Coil Products
OneStream (NASDAQ: OS) $5.03b MI Scott Leshinski promoted to President was EVP AI & Ops Analytics succeeds Tom Shea continues as CEO
Federated Hermes (NYSE: FHI) $3.89b PA Paul Uhlman promoted to Div CEO Federated Advisory Companies succeeds John Fisher / Bryan Burke promoted to Pres- Federated Securities
Academy Sports & Outdoors (NASDAQ: ASO) $3.21b TX Michael Dastugue, Ms. Shannon Hennessy, Clay Johnson join Board / Dastugue x- Hanesbrands CFO / Hennessy CEO Habit Burger & Grill / Johnson x- Yum! Brands Chief Digital Technology Officer
Asana (NYSE: ASAN) $3.16b CA Anne Raimondi resigns as COO
Primary Health Properties (LON: PHP) $2.54b Jonathan Davies joins Board x- SSP Group plc CFO x- BM- Assura plc
Hanesbrands (NYSE: HBI) $2.29b NC / Acq’d by Gildan Activewear / x- BM- Stephen Bratspies, Ms. Geralyn Breig, Colin Browne, Ms. Natasha Chand, Ms. Sharilyn Gasaway, Mark Irvin, James Johnson, John Mehas, Franck Moison, Robert Moran, William Simon
Atkore (NYSE: ATKR) $2.20b IL Franklin Edmonds joins Board Partner Covey Hill, Panning Capital, King Street Capital, Oak Hill Advisors, Lehman Bros / Re Irenic Capital Agreement
ANI Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ANIP) $1.90b MN Thomas Haughey promoted COB x- Par Pharmaceutical GC succeeds Patrick Walsh resigns from Board COB Alcami x- CEO
Hammerson plc (LON: HMSO) $1.70b Meka Brunel departs from Board x- Gecina CEO
UFP Technologies (NASDAQ: UFPT) $1.69b MA Mitchell Rock promoted to CEO was President succeeds Jeff Bailly continues as ExCOB
NovoCure (NASDAQ: NVCR) $1.31b Switzerland Frank Leonard promoted to CEO was President succeeds Ms. Ashley Cordova
Fidelity Special Values plc (LON: FSV) $1.30b Hamish Baillie joins Board BM- Biotech Growth Trust, Mid Wynd Int’l Investment Trust x- Ruffer LLP Ptnr
Tyra Biosciences (NASDAQ: TYRA) $1.11b CA Bhavesh Ashar named COO x- SpringWorks Therapeutics Chief Commercial Officer, Bayer, Sanofi Genzyme succeeds Daniel Bensen
4imprint Group plc (LON: FOUR) $1.07b Paul Forman joins Board as Chair Designate BM- Topps Tiles, Natara and Winder Power x- Essentra CEO, Coats Group, Low and Bonar
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc (LON: TMPL) $1.07b Richard Wyatt retires from Board as COB / Charles Cade promoted to COB succeeds Richard Wyatt retires from Board / Shefaly Yogendra promoted to SrIndDirector
Safehold (NYSE: SAFE) $.965b NY Michael Trachtenberg named President x- Lubert-Adler President, Mng Ptnr
Kier Group plc (LON: KIE) $.960b Tom Hinton promoted to CEO was interim- CEO Wincanton Div succeeds Simon Kesterton
Red Cat (NASDAQ: RCAT) $.828b PR Christian Ericson promoted to COO was CFO x- Western Steel Buildings, PwC
enCore Energy (NASDAQ: EU) $.683b TX Wayne Heili joins Board x- Peninsula Energy CEO, Ur-Energy CEO succeeds Dennis Stover x- company- CEO
Altimmune (NASDAQ: ALT) $.513b MD Jerome Durso named CEO continues on Board as COB x- Intercept Pharmaceuticals CEO, Sanofi succeeds Vipin Garg
Zevra Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ZVRA) $.469b FL Ms. Alicia Secor joins Board x- Atalanta Therapeutics CEO succeeds Ms. Wendy Dixon BM- Arivinas, Black Diamond Therapeutics, Iovance Biotherapeutics x- Bristol Myers Squibb CMO
Evolent Health (NYSE: EVH) $.446b VA Ms. Jill Smith joins Board BM- Securitas AB, Check Point Software Technologies, MDA Space x- Allied Minds CEO, DigitalGlobe CEO succeeds Ms. Cheryl Scott
Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd (LON: BSIF) $.417b John Scott retires from Board
GrafTech Int’l (NYSE: EAF) $.392b OH Michel Dumas, Anthony Taccone resign from Board / Dumas x- Tembec CFO / Taccone Fndr First River
Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) $.375b IL Kirk Chartier, Ms. Susan Hultquist join Board / PressRelease Dissident Nominees
Autolus Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: AUTL) $.356b UK Ryan Richardson joins Board x- BioNTech SE Chief Strategy Officer x- JPMorgan Global Healthcare IB x- BM- Instadeep Ltd
Oncology Institute (NASDAQ: TOI) $.289b CA Gabriel Ling resigns from Board CoFndr M33 Growth
Brooks Macdonald Group plc (LON: BRK) $.264b Euan Munro joins Board Newton Investment Mgmt / BNY Mellon x- Standard Life Investments, Aviva Investors
BP Marsh & Partners plc (LON: BPM) $.239b Dan Topping promoted to CEO was Chief Investment Officer / Brian Marsh retires as ExCOB continues as NonExCOB company- Fndr
Health Catalyst (NASDAQ: HCAT) $.205b UT Matt Arens joins Board CEO Fndr First Light Asset Mgmt
TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI) $.152b WA William Greenblatt, William Seward join Board / Greenblatt Fndr Montague Street Capital / Seward COO Vestis Corp
CFO Moves
PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG) $22.4b PA Vincent Morales to retire as CFO 2Q 2026
Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ: TXRH) $11.3b KY Michael Lenihan named CFO x- CKE Restaurants Hldgs CFO & US Development Officer, Yum! Brands
Melrose Industries plc (LON: MRO) $7.13b Ross McCluskey named CFO x- Intertek Group plc EVP EMEA Gov’t & Trade Srvs, Inchcape, JPMorgan succeeds Matthew Gregory
OneStream (NASDAQ: OS) $5.03b MI William Koefoed resigns as CFO / Pamela McIntyre promoted to CAO
Champion Homes (NYSE: SKY) $4.76b MI David McKinstray named CFO x- WK Kellogg CFO, The Kellogg Company VP Finance US succeeds Laurie Hough
Red Cat (NASDAQ: RCAT) $.828b PR Christian Morrison named CFO x- Skullcandy VP Finance, interim- CFO x- Varex Imaging, EY
Arko (NASDAQ: ARKO) $.527b VA Galagher Jeff named CFO x- Murphy USA CFO Dollar Tree Stores SVP FP&A, Advance Auto Parts, Walmart Stores
Seaport Entertainment Grp (NYSE: SEG) $.266b NY Lenah Elaiwat promoted to CFO Treasurer was interim- CFO CAO x- Regis Group CAO, EY
Faron Pharmaceuticals (LON: FARN) $.207b Jurriaan Dekkers named CFO BM- Stichting Kinderpostzegels x- ProQR CFO, AstraZenec, Acerta Pharma, DaVita Medical Grp
Amtech Systems (NASDAQ: ASYS) $.112b AZ Wade Jenke resigns as CFO
General Counsel Moves
Asana (NYSE: ASAN) $3.16b CA Katie Colendich promoted to GC Secy was Deputy GC x- O’Melveny & Myers succeeds Eleanor Lacey
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