1,086 material Form 8-K filings that 883 companies we cover made with the SEC in July 2025, each read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). All of them were written later, when past filings were added: a selection, not every 8-K of the month (see the note below).
ResMed said its chief commercial officer for the residential care software business, Bobby Ghoshal, notified the company on July 28, 2025 that he intends to resign effective August 1, 2025, to become chief operating officer of a software company outside its industry. The filing does not name a successor or describe any financial impact.
Bobby Ghoshal, chief commercial officer of the residential care software business (RCS), gave notice on July 28, 2025.
Resignation is effective August 1, 2025.
He plans to join a software company in a non-competitive industry as chief operating officer.
The filing does not name a replacement or report any financial effect.
Shenandoah Telecommunications' board named Edward H. McKay, its current Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2025. Christopher E. French, the current CEO, becomes Executive Chairman on the same date and remains an officer as well as Chairman, and the board adopted amended bylaws to create the Executive Chairman role. For shareholders, this is a planned leadership succession, with the filing stating that it is intended to ensure continuity of strategy.
Edward H. McKay, 52, becomes President and CEO effective September 1, 2025; he has been COO since July 2021 and joined Shentel in 2004
Christopher E. French moves from President and CEO to Executive Chairman effective September 1, 2025
McKay's annual base salary will be $550,000 with a 90% target bonus; French's will be $450,000 with an 80% target bonus
Virtu Financial said its Board appointed Chief Technology Officer Aaron Simons as Chief Executive Officer and a director, effective August 1, 2025, succeeding Douglas Cifu, who steps down as CEO and Board member and will remain as a consultant through December 31, 2025. The filing discloses severance and consulting payments to Cifu and Simons's employment terms, which bear on the cost and continuity of the leadership change for shareholders.
Aaron Simons, 45, joined Virtu in 2008 and has served as Chief Technology Officer since 2019; his base salary is $600,000 with a target bonus of $2,000,000.
Douglas Cifu's separation includes severance pay through February 28, 2028, 150,000 Shares, and a $5,000,000 consulting payment for services through December 31, 2025.
Simons's employment agreement runs through February 26, 2027, with a severance pay floor of one times base salary or base salary through the end of the term.
PJT Partners appointed Peter L.S. Currie as a director effective July 30, 2025, increasing the Board to eight members, and placed him on the Audit Committee. The Board determined he is independent under New York Stock Exchange rules. The change adds a director with prior audit committee and public company board experience, but the filing reports no financial results or compensation beyond standard non-employee director pay.
Currie appointed effective July 30, 2025; Board size rises to eight members
Designated a Class II director, standing for election at the 2026 Annual Meeting
Also appointed to the Audit Committee effective July 30, 2025
Receives standard non-employee director compensation described in the April 29, 2025 proxy statement
On July 29, 2025, Sun Communities' Compensation Committee granted cash transaction bonuses totaling $3.2 million to three executives, including CEO Gary A. Shiffman, for their work on the Safe Harbor Marinas sale. The filing ties the bonuses to a sale that the company says closed its initial phase on April 30, 2025 for $5.25 billion, so shareholders can see the payouts as tied to that transaction.
Gary A. Shiffman, Chief Executive Officer, received a $1,500,000 cash transaction bonus.
Fernando Castro-Caratini, Chief Financial Officer, received a $700,000 cash transaction bonus.
Aaron Weiss, Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development, received a $1,000,000 cash transaction bonus.
The bonuses were granted July 29, 2025, for the Safe Harbor Marinas sale, which had an initial closing on April 30, 2025 for $5.25 billion.
GXO Logistics appointed Patrick J. Byrne and Michael Kneeland as independent directors, effective immediately after the board expanded from nine to ten seats, and Jason Papastavrou resigned from the board. The filing says a new CEO is set to take over next month, and the board describes the changes as a board refresh.
Byrne appointed July 29, 2025; board expanded from nine to ten directors
Kneeland appointed July 30, 2025, following Papastavrou's resignation effective July 30, 2025
Each non-employee director receives an $80,000 annual cash retainer and a $190,000 annual RSU grant
Chairman Brad Jacobs said a new CEO is set to take the helm next month
Five9 said CEO Michael Burkland will retire once a successor is appointed and begins serving as CEO, and he will then serve up to six months as Executive Chairman. Bryan Lee, the company's interim CFO since April 1, 2025, was named permanent Chief Financial Officer effective July 31, 2025, and the board also proposed declassifying the board and removing its supermajority vote threshold at the 2026 annual meeting.
Burkland remains CEO until a successor begins serving; a committee of independent directors has started a search for the next CEO
Burkland's transition pay: $70,000 annual salary as Executive Chairman during a Transition Period of up to 6 months after the CEO Transition Date
Lee's CFO package includes a $456,000 base salary, a 75% target bonus, a $3.0 million RSU award and a $1.5 million target PRSU award
Board intends to phase out its classified structure by the 2028 annual meeting and replace the 66 2/3% supermajority vote with a majority threshold effective after the 2027 Annual Meeting
On July 31, 2025, Xencor appointed Raymond J. Deshaies, Ph.D., as a new member of its Board of Directors. He will receive an initial stock option grant with a Black Scholes value of $550,000 and a $50,000 annual cash retainer for board service.
Appointed to the board on July 31, 2025; he recently served as senior vice president of global research at Amgen Inc.
Initial option grant has a Black Scholes value of $550,000; one-third vests on the one-year anniversary, with the rest vesting in 24 monthly installments, fully vested at three years.
Receives a $50,000 annual cash retainer and is eligible for future equity compensation.
Wole Coaxum resigned from the Selective Insurance Group board effective July 30, 2025, citing other professional responsibilities rather than any disagreement with the company. The board size is now fixed at 11 directors, 10 of whom are independent.
Resignation effective immediately on July 30, 2025; Coaxum cites focus on Mobility Capital Finance Inc.
Board size fixed at 11 directors, 10 of them independent.
Chairman, President and CEO John J. Marchioni thanked Coaxum for his contributions; the filing reports no disagreement with the company.
Kaiser Aluminum disclosed that director Kevin W. Williams notified the board on July 28, 2025 that he will resign effective August 1, 2025. The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement over its operations, policies or practices, and the board plans to fill the seat with candidates who have critical skills for executing company strategy and board succession planning.
Kevin W. Williams notified the board on July 28, 2025 of his decision to resign as a director.
Resignation takes effect August 1, 2025.
The filing states no disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices.
The board anticipates filling the vacancy but has not named a replacement.
VIAVI Solutions appointed Richard Burns and Eugenia Corrales as independent directors on July 24, 2025, after the Board increased its size to ten members. Both will serve until the 2025 annual meeting or earlier resignation or removal, and they will receive standard director pay, including an initial pro-rated RSU grant.
Board size fixed at ten members; Richard Burns and Eugenia Corrales appointed effective July 24, 2025
Burns most recently served as President of Teradyne's Semiconductor Test Division since 2020
Corrales was CEO of Nefeli Networks from January 2018 through December 2024
Annual retainer of $70,000 plus committee fees; initial RSU grant pro-rated, with vesting in November 2025
Wendy's Co disclosed that Ken Cook has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer. The Compensation and Human Capital Committee approved one-time stock-based retention awards for the executive leadership team, excluding Cook, to support continuity during the leadership transition. The awards are set to be granted August 12, 2025, and the filing does not disclose any change in financial results.
Ken Cook appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer of The Wendy's Company
Committee approved one-time retention awards on July 24, 2025, effective grant date August 12, 2025
E.J. Wunsch (President, International) grant date fair value of $1,520,000; Lindsay J. Radkoski (CMO, U.S.) $700,000
Awards are three-quarters restricted stock units and one-quarter stock options, vesting over two years
Albany International appointed Willard Station as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2025, succeeding interim CFO Jairaj (JC) Chetnani, who has held the role since May 23, 2025. The filing also discloses an initial base salary of $600,000 and a $2.0 million sign-on equity award for Mr. Station.
Willard Station, 49, becomes EVP and CFO and Principal Financial Officer effective September 1, 2025
Initial base salary of $600,000; target annual bonus equal to 75% of base salary
Sign-on RSU award valued at $2.0 million, vesting in thirds on the first, second and third anniversaries of employment
Mr. Station previously served as SVP of Primary Care Sales at McKesson Medical-Surgical since April 2024 and spent 16 years at The Boeing Company
MetLife announced that Adrienne O'Neill, previously Chief Financial Officer for Asia at Manulife Financial, will join as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective September 2, 2025. She replaces interim Chief Accounting Officer Toby Srihiran Brown, who returns to his role as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Reinsurance. The change fills a key finance leadership role responsible for corporate accounting and reporting.
O'Neill's annual base salary is $525,000, with eligibility for a discretionary incentive award.
Sign-on stock-based long-term incentive awards have an aggregate grant date value of $1,950,000, plus certain sign-on cash payments.
O'Neill will report to CFO John McCallion, and her start date is September 2, 2025.
Brown served as interim Chief Accounting Officer since March 2025.
International Flavors & Fragrances appointed two new independent directors, Jesus Mantas and Paul Fribourg, effective July 29, 2025. Mantas joins the Audit and Innovation Committees and Fribourg joins the Transaction Committee, and the board determined both meet New York Stock Exchange independence rules. The filing discloses no financial results, and the appointments do not change reported financial figures.
Jesus Mantas, 56, formerly Global Managing Partner at IBM Consulting, named to Audit and Innovation Committees
Paul Fribourg, 71, Chairman and CEO of Continental Grain Company since 1976, named to Transaction Committee
Both directors will receive non-employee director compensation described in the 2024 Proxy Statement filed March 18, 2025
Filing reports no related-person transactions above $120,000 involving either director
Melissa Forman-Barenblit, who ceased to be an executive officer of Triumph Financial effective March 19, 2025, signed a separation agreement with subsidiary TBK Bank on July 25, 2025. Her employment with the bank ends seven days after she signed, and TBK Bank will owe no further severance or benefits under her prior employment agreement. The filing discloses a personnel and compensation matter with no stated financial impact on the company.
Separation Agreement and Release dated July 25, 2025, between Melissa Forman-Barenblit and TBK Bank, SSB
Employment ends seven days after her execution of the agreement; no further severance or benefits owed under her July 1, 2022 employment agreement
Agreement includes a release of claims by Ms. Barenblit against TBK Bank and its affiliates
Filed as Exhibit 10.1; signed by Adam D. Nelson, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, on July 30, 2025
Kennametal director Steven H. Wunning, who has served on the Board since 2005 and chairs the Audit Committee, notified the company on July 27, 2025 that he will not stand for re-election and will retire at the October 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. The Board also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share, payable August 26, 2025 to holders of record on August 12, 2025.
Steven H. Wunning gave notice on July 27, 2025 that he will not run for re-election to the Board.
He will retire from the Board at the end of the Annual Meeting of Shareowners in October 2025.
Wunning has been a director since 2005 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Quarterly cash dividend of $.20 per share declared July 29, 2025; payable August 26, 2025 to holders of record August 12, 2025.
Kontoor Brands named Joseph Alkire and Jennifer Broyles to expanded executive roles, with Alkire keeping the CFO title and adding global operations and Broyles becoming chief commercial officer. Chief Operating Officer Thomas Waldron is stepping down and will stay employed in a non-executive role through September 30, 2025, to help ensure an orderly transition.
Joseph Alkire remains Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and adds Head of Global Operations, including supply chain
Jennifer Broyles becomes Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer and Global Head of Brands, covering international and commercial operations for Lee and Wrangler
Thomas Waldron, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, is stepping down; his transition period ends September 30, 2025
The Helly Hansen business will continue to report to CEO Scott Baxter
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) elected Nick L. Stanage, former chairman, CEO and president of Hexcel Corporation, to its Board of Directors effective July 29, 2025. The board also increased its size from twelve to thirteen members. The filing says Mr. Stanage joins the Audit Committee and the Governance and Policy Committee and receives board pay that is prorated for 2025.
Stanage elected to the board effective July 29, 2025, and appointed to the Audit and Governance and Policy committees
Annual cash retainer of $120,000, plus $25,000 for Audit Committee service and $20,000 for Governance and Policy Committee service
Annual equity grant of $165,000 in deferred stock units, paid at the end of board service
Board size increased from twelve members to thirteen members
Aon plc said David DeBrunner, currently Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at Ally Financial, will become Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer on September 15, 2025, reporting to CFO Edmund Reese. He will succeed Michael Neller, who moves to a new role as Deputy Global Chief People Officer. The filing describes a routine finance leadership change with no reported financial results.
Effective date is September 15, 2025; DeBrunner becomes principal accounting officer on that date
Base salary of $500,000 per year, with a target annual incentive of 100% of salary beginning in 2026
Cash sign-on bonus of up to $2.1 million, paid in installments; unpaid installments are forfeited and paid installments subject to clawback if he leaves or is terminated for cause within two years
Succeeds Michael Neller, Chief Accounting Officer and Global Controller since February 21, 2018
Guidewire Software's board appointed Chief Accounting Officer David Peterson as the company's principal accounting officer, effective July 24, 2025. The filing states no new compensation arrangements were set for him in connection with the role, and his existing pay terms continue.
Effective July 24, 2025, David Peterson, 64, was named principal accounting officer; he has been Chief Accounting Officer since May 2020.
His current annual base salary is $310,000, with a target annual cash bonus of 50% of base salary.
No new compensation arrangements were established in connection with the appointment.
Peterson was previously Corporate Controller from July 2018 to May 2020.
Gap Inc. said Maggie Gauger will become President and Chief Executive Officer of its Athleta brand on August 1, 2025, succeeding Chris Blakeslee. Gauger previously held senior roles at Nike, most recently as head of its North America Women's business. The filing gives no financial results or guidance, so the change is a leadership transition for one of Gap's four brands.
Maggie Gauger begins as Athleta President and CEO on August 1, 2025.
Chris Blakeslee's separation from the Athleta role is effective July 31, 2025, and his last day with the company is November 3, 2025.
Blakeslee will remain with the company as an advisor to support the transition.
Gauger has more than 20 years of experience at Nike, most recently as head of its North America Women's business.
Penguin Solutions said Pete Manca stopped serving as SVP and President of Advanced Computing on July 28, 2025, and that the role has been eliminated in a revised organizational structure. The company also named Tony Frey as SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, effective August 25, 2025, and Ted Gillick as SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development, effective August 4, 2025, which the company says is intended to accelerate growth and support go-to-market strategies.
Tony Frey becomes SVP and Chief Revenue Officer on August 25, 2025, overseeing global sales for the Advanced Computing and Integrated Memory segments
Ted Gillick becomes SVP of Strategy and Corporate Development on August 4, 2025; he previously led global M&A as SVP of Corporate Development at Dell Technologies
Pete Manca ceased serving as SVP and President, Advanced Computing on July 28, 2025; the filing says his separation benefits are described in the December 20, 2024 proxy statement
Everus Construction Group appointed Helena Hernandez to its board of directors, as announced in a July 29, 2025 press release. The filing says she has more than 25 years of energy industry experience and will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee, so the change affects board composition rather than the company's reported financial results.
Appointment announced July 29, 2025, in a press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1
Hernandez has more than 25 years of energy industry experience, most recently as vice president of smart grid and innovation at Florida Power & Light, a NextEra Energy company
She will serve on the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee
Park National's board unanimously elected Matthew R. Miller, its current president, to succeed David L. Trautman as chief executive of Park and The Park National Bank, effective January 1, 2026. Trautman will remain Chair of both boards, and Miller, 47, has served as president and a director since May 2019. The filing describes a planned leadership transition with continuity in the board chair role.
Board elected Matthew R. Miller as CEO at a July 28, 2025 meeting, effective January 1, 2026.
David L. Trautman will continue as Chair of the Park and Park National Bank boards.
Miller's brother is a non-executive PNB employee who received less than $540,000 in total direct compensation for fiscal 2024.
Park issued a news release on July 29, 2025 announcing the succession (Exhibit 99.1).
Elevance Health's board elected Steven H. Collis, Executive Chairman of Cencora, as an independent director effective August 1, 2025, with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting. He was also appointed to the Audit and Finance Committees, and the board determined he qualifies as an audit committee financial expert. The filing describes a routine board addition with no financial figures disclosed.
Steven H. Collis elected by the board on July 28, 2025, effective August 1, 2025
Term expires at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders
Appointed to the Audit and Finance Committees; board determined he is an audit committee financial expert
Previously president and CEO of Cencora for 13 years, and became Executive Chairman in 2024
BlackLine, Inc. appointed Gregory Hughes to its Board of Directors effective July 25, 2025, and he will also join the Compensation Committee. Hughes previously served as CEO of Veritas Technologies from 2018 to 2024, and the filing describes him as a director of several public and private companies. The filing reports no financial results, so the appointment is an addition to board governance rather than a change in company performance.
Gregory Hughes appointed to the Board by the Board on July 24, 2025, term beginning July 25, 2025
Hughes will serve in the class of directors whose term expires at the 2027 annual meeting and will join the Compensation Committee
Hughes was CEO and a board member of Veritas Technologies LLC from 2018 to 2024, and has been a board member of Cohesity since the merger
He will receive cash and equity compensation under the Outside Director Compensation Policy and sign the standard indemnification agreement
Entergy's board elected R. Lewis Ropp, a retired Barrow Hanley investment manager, as a director effective August 15, 2025, and increased the board to 11 members. The board deemed him independent and he will sit on the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees, a routine board addition with no financial terms disclosed in the filing.
Board elected R. Lewis Ropp on July 25, 2025, effective August 15, 2025, serving until the 2026 Annual Meeting
Board size increased to 11 members; Ropp deemed independent under NYSE rules
Ropp will join the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation matches other non-employee directors, pro-rated from August 15, 2025 to the 2026 Annual Meeting
Bio-Rad Laboratories appointed Rajat Mehta as Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations, effective August 4, 2025, succeeding Mike Crowley, who is retiring after a 26-year career with the company. Mehta previously served as Senior Vice President at Labcorp and as Vice President and General Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Rajat Mehta becomes EVP, Global Commercial Operations, effective August 4, 2025
Mike Crowley, who announced his retirement on January 31, 2025, will no longer be an executive officer and will remain an employee until September 2025 to assist with the transition
Mehta joins from Labcorp, where he was Senior Vice President overseeing commercial operations for the West Division
Zebra Technologies appointed Mary McDowell as a Class I director effective July 25, 2025, raising the board from ten to eleven members. She also joined the Audit Committee, which grew from five to six members. The change adds a director with prior CEO and board experience at technology companies, and the filing discloses no financial results.
Board expanded from ten to eleven directors effective July 25, 2025
McDowell joins the Audit Committee, which grew from five to six members
Class I term expires at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Her compensation will follow the standard non-employee director arrangements, prorated for her start date
Carlyle said John Redett, Mark Jenkins and Jeff Nedelman will become Co-Presidents, and Justin Plouffe will become Chief Financial Officer, all effective January 1, 2026. Redett, the current CFO, will remain in that role through the end of 2025 to ensure a transition, and the filing describes the changes as part of a broader senior leadership reshuffle that also includes Michael Wand and Admiral James Stavridis.
John Redett, Mark Jenkins and Jeff Nedelman become Co-Presidents effective January 1, 2026; Redett will lead Global Private Equity, Jenkins Global Credit and Insurance, and Nedelman will continue leading Global Client Business
Justin Plouffe, currently Deputy Chief Investment Officer for Global Credit, succeeds Redett as Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2026
Redett remains CFO through year-end 2025; Michael Wand becomes Head of EMEA Investments and Admiral James Stavridis becomes Vice Chairman, both effective January 1, 2026
Chesapeake Utilities accepted the resignation of director Stephanie N. Gary, a Class I director and Audit Committee member, on July 25, 2025. The company said she resigned under its governance guidelines because of a change in her employment, not because of any disagreement with the company.
Stephanie N. Gary resigned as Class I director and as an Audit Committee member, accepted by the Board on July 25, 2025
Resignation was tied to a change in her employment under the Corporate Governance Guidelines
The filing states there was no disagreement with the company, its management, or its operations, policies or practices
BankUnited announced on July 23, 2025 that it hired James G. Mackey as Senior Executive Vice President of Finance, effective August 15, 2025. He is expected to succeed Leslie N. Lunak as Chief Financial Officer effective November 1, 2025, and the filing describes his offer letter and a retention letter tied to a change in control.
Mackey joins as Senior EVP of Finance on August 15, 2025 and is expected to become CFO on November 1, 2025, succeeding Leslie N. Lunak.
Offer letter sets a $600,000 base salary, a $600,000 target annual bonus and an $800,000 target annual equity award, prorated for 2025.
Restricted stock unit award with a $1,000,000 grant date value vests in thirds over three years, plus a one-time $150,000 relocation bonus.
Retention bonus of three, two or one times base salary applies if a change in control occurs, depending on tenure, and Mackey must remain employed six months after the change.
HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital appointed Nitya Gopalakrishnan, 53, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, announced July 14, 2025. She previously held roles at BlackRock, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Investment Infrastructure, SMA Solutions, from January 2024 to June 2025. The offer letter sets a $400,000 base salary and a 125% target cash bonus, which shareholders may track in future filings.
Appointment announced July 14, 2025; Gopalakrishnan, 53, named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Offer letter provides $400,000 annual base salary, 125% target cash bonus, and a signing grant of 20,000 restricted shares vesting over three years
Severance if terminated without cause includes 12 months of base salary, a bonus equal to the three-year average, one year of health benefits, and full vesting of unvested equity
Company will file the offer letter as an exhibit to its next periodic report
On July 24, 2025, the board of United States Cellular Corporation (UScellular), a TDS subsidiary, appointed Douglas W. Chambers as interim President and Chief Executive Officer, effective upon closing of transactions under a May 24, 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement with T-Mobile US, Inc. and USCC Wireless Holdings, LLC. Laurent C. Therivel will cease to be UScellular's President and CEO and will separate from the company when Chambers' appointment takes effect. Because UScellular is a principal TDS business unit, Therivel is a named executive officer of TDS.
Board appointed Douglas W. Chambers as interim President and CEO of UScellular on July 24, 2025.
Chambers' appointment takes effect only upon closing of the transactions under the May 24, 2024 Securities Purchase Agreement with T-Mobile US, Inc. and USCC Wireless Holdings, LLC.
Laurent C. Therivel will cease to be UScellular's President and CEO and will separate from UScellular when Chambers' appointment becomes effective.
The 8-K was dated July 25, 2025 and signed by TDS Executive Vice President and CFO Vicki L. Villacrez.
Ulta Beauty disclosed a Separation and Release Agreement, dated July 21, 2025, with former Chief Financial Officer Paula Oyibo, who left the company effective June 24, 2025. The filing sets out severance benefits, a 24-month restrictive covenant period, and forfeiture of her unvested equity awards, which matters to shareholders because it defines the cost and conditions of the CFO transition.
Separation Date was June 24, 2025; the agreement was entered into on July 21, 2025.
Severance includes two years of annual base salary of $754,000 per year, payable over two years.
A lump sum equal to her fiscal 2025 annual cash bonus at target, or 100% of base salary, plus up to 18 months of company-paid health care.
Outstanding unvested equity awards were forfeited; benefits are conditioned on a general release and 24 months of restrictive covenants.
On July 23, 2025, Reynolds Consumer Products' board elected Duncan Hawkesby as a Class II director and increased the board from 8 to 9 members. He was designated by Packaging Finance Limited, the company's controlling stockholder, and is not expected to join any board committees.
Duncan Hawkesby elected to the board effective July 23, 2025, with a term expiring at the 2028 annual meeting
Board size increased from 8 to 9 members
Designated by Packaging Finance Limited (PFL), the controlling stockholder, under a February 4, 2020 Stockholders Agreement
Hawkesby is the son-in-law of Graeme Hart, the ultimate owner of PFL, and will not receive non-employee director compensation
Edwards Lifesciences said Larry L. Wood, Corporate Vice President and Group President for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Surgical Structural Heart, will resign effective September 1, 2025 to take a senior role at a company outside cardiovascular. Daniel J. Lippis, currently Corporate Vice President for Japan, Greater China and Asia Pacific, will take over as Corporate Vice President responsible for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on the same date.
Larry L. Wood notified the board on July 21, 2025 of his resignation
Resignation takes effect September 1, 2025
Daniel J. Lippis will assume responsibility for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
The filing does not disclose a replacement for Lippis's Japan, Greater China and Asia Pacific role
Ally Financial said its Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, David J. DeBrunner, will retire, and he said the decision was not due to any disagreement with Ally. Austin T. McGrath, an Ally employee since 2007, will take over both roles effective August 8, 2025.
David J. DeBrunner notified Ally on July 21, 2025 of his intention to retire as Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Austin T. McGrath assumes the role effective August 8, 2025
McGrath has been an Ally employee since 2007 and was named executive director of Investor Relations in January 2025
McGrath will receive an annual base salary and is eligible for cash and equity incentive compensation under Ally's Incentive Compensation Plan
GE HealthCare Technologies disclosed that director Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. resigned from its Board of Directors, effective immediately, with notice given on July 23, 2025. The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement over its operations, policies, or practices.
Lloyd W. Howell, Jr. notified the company of his resignation on July 23, 2025
Resignation from the Board is effective immediately
Company states no disagreement on operations, policies, or practices led to the departure
Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) appointed Chris Carr, former Chief Operating Officer of Sweetgreen, as a trustee on July 24, 2025, increasing the board from 10 to 11 members. The company says Carr is independent and will serve on the Audit and Corporate Governance Committees. The filing names Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), not VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL (VMRK) as stated in the request.
Appointed July 24, 2025; board increased from 10 to 11 members, nine of whom are independent
Annual cash retainer of $90,000, plus $210,000 annual retainer paid in restricted shares and/or restricted units
Additional annual cash retainers of $17,500 (Audit Committee) and $12,500 (Corporate Governance Committee), prorated to the 2026 Annual Meeting
Carr, 61, previously served as Sweetgreen COO and as Starbucks Executive Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Upwork said its Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer, Olivier Marie, will resign effective August 19, 2025, and that the resignation is not due to any disagreement with the company. CFO Erica Gessert will serve as interim principal accounting officer, receiving no additional compensation for the role, which is a routine executive transition with limited direct effect on shareholders.
Olivier Marie notified Upwork on July 21, 2025 of his decision to resign as Chief Accounting Officer and principal accounting officer.
Resignation is effective August 19, 2025 and is not due to any disagreement with management, policies or practices.
CFO Erica Gessert will become interim principal accounting officer, with no additional compensation for the role.
ArcBest appointed Thom Albrecht, Chief Revenue Officer at Reliance Partners, as an independent director effective immediately, expanding the board from nine to ten members. Long-serving director Steven L. Spinner will retire from the board effective October 31, 2025, after more than 14 years of service. The filing discloses no financial results; the changes reflect board composition updates the company says are part of its regular board review.
Thom Albrecht elected director effective July 24, 2025, and appointed to the Audit Committee; the board determined he is an audit committee financial expert
Steven L. Spinner, who joined the board in 2011, retires effective October 31, 2025
Albrecht's initial term expires at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; he receives an initial restricted stock unit grant on the fifth business day after the Q2 2025 earnings release
BJ's Restaurants said it retained William J. Atkins, a partner at FLG Partners, as its Interim Principal Financial Officer, effective July 28, 2025, while it searches for a permanent Chief Financial Officer. The company will pay FLG Partners $650 per hour for his services under a consulting agreement, so shareholders will see the interim finance leadership and its hourly cost.
Atkins, age 63, has been a partner at FLG Partners since 2023 and previously served as CFO of Mobileum, Inc. and One Concern.
The interim appointment is effective July 28, 2025, and the company's search for a CFO is ongoing.
The FLG Consulting Agreement took effect July 14, 2025, at $650 per hour, with an indefinite term and termination on 30 days' notice by either party.
The full consulting agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1, 2025.
Neogen Corporation appointed Mikhael Nassif as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 11, 2025. Nassif most recently served as Global President of Point-of-Care Diagnostics at Siemens Healthineers, and his offer includes a $800,000 base salary and a $4,500,000 target long-term incentive grant.
Mikhael Nassif, age 49, becomes CEO effective August 11, 2025, joining from Siemens Healthineers where he served as Global President of Point-of-Care Diagnostics since September 2022.
Base salary is $800,000, with an annual bonus target of 100% of base salary under the Incentive Compensation Plan.
Sign-on equity grant of $2,000,000 (50% stock options, 50% RSUs) and a one-time cash award of $500,000 payable by September 5, 2025, subject to repayment if employment ends within one year.
Avery Dennison's board appointed David Flitman as a director effective July 23, 2025, on the recommendation of its Governance Committee. Flitman is CEO of US Foods Holding Corporation, and the company says his experience supports growth in the food industry.
David Flitman, 61, was appointed to the board effective July 23, 2025.
He is CEO of US Foods Holding Corporation and previously led Builders FirstSource (2021 to 2022) and BMC Stock Holdings (2018 to 2021).
He received 765 restricted stock units that cliff-vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, prorated for the term ending at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Gesher Acquisition Corp. II, a Cayman Islands blank-check company trading as GSHR, appointed Derek Jensen Sr. to its board of directors effective July 23, 2025. Jensen is currently CFO and Head of Corporate Development at Swave Photonics Inc., and he signed a joinder to the company's existing letter agreement covering redemption waivers and voting on an initial business combination.
Derek Jensen Sr. appointed as a director effective July 23, 2025.
Jensen has been CFO and Head of Corporate Development at Swave Photonics Inc. since June 2025.
Previously CFO and director of SK Growth Opportunities until its business combination with Webull Corporation in April 2025.
Jensen signed a joinder to the March 20, 2025 letter agreement and a standard director indemnity agreement.
DoubleVerify entered into an amended and restated employment agreement with CEO Mark Zagorski, effective July 21, 2025, continuing his role as Chief Executive Officer. The agreement sets a $669,500 base salary, a target bonus of 100% of base salary, and time-vesting restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $2,500,000, and it updates severance terms.
Base salary of $669,500 and target bonus equal to 100% of base salary
Time-vesting restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $2,500,000
Severance if terminated without cause or for good reason: 12 months of base salary and two years of health benefits, plus 100% of target bonus if termination occurs on or after January 1 and before the prior-year bonus is paid
Agreement effective July 21, 2025; filed with 8-K dated July 23, 2025
John S. Marr, Jr., Executive Chair of Tyler Technologies, told the board on July 18, 2025 that he will leave the board after the 2026 annual meeting and will not stand for reelection. The independent directors intend to nominate CEO H. Lynn Moore, Jr. to become Board Chair at that meeting, so the top two roles could be held by one person, which the company's guidelines permit.
Marr notified the board on July 18, 2025; his board service ends May 5, 2026, after the 2026 annual meeting
The board anticipates reducing its size from eight to seven directors if all other current directors stand for reelection
Independent directors intend to nominate Mr. Moore, the company's President and CEO, as Board Chair at the 2026 annual meeting
The board will continue to appoint a Lead Independent Director while the Board Chair is not independent
Fulton Bank, the banking subsidiary of Fulton Financial, appointed Kevin Gremer as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Technology Officer, effective August 25, 2025, leading a team of information technology and operations professionals. The filing describes a $460,000 base salary, a $125,000 signing bonus and severance and change-in-control terms, but it contains no financial results, so the change is an executive appointment with no stated effect on reported earnings.
Kevin Gremer becomes Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operations and Technology Officer effective August 25, 2025, reporting to Chairman and CEO Curt Myers
Expected annual base salary of $460,000, with a $125,000 signing bonus and RSUs equivalent to $150,000 vesting over three years
Severance under the employment agreement is 12 months of base salary, and change-in-control terms provide two times salary plus bonus over the prior three years
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