427 material Form 8-K filings that 376 companies we cover made with the SEC in September 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).
Brighthouse Financial appointed Myles J. Lambert as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 30, 2025, and named Melissa Pavlovich as Chief Accounting Officer effective the same day. The filing discloses Lambert's base salary of $700,000 and a $1.0 million special cash award, and Pavlovich's base salary of $425,000, showing how the company is staffing its senior operations and accounting roles.
Myles J. Lambert, previously Executive Vice President and Chief Distribution and Marketing Officer since August 2017, becomes COO effective August 30, 2025
Lambert's annual base salary is $700,000, with a $1.0 million special cash award payable July 1, 2027, subject to conditions
Melissa Pavlovich succeeds Richard Cook as Chief Accounting Officer effective August 30, 2025; Cook becomes Deputy CAO
Pavlovich's annual base salary is $425,000; she previously led the Company's Tax department
Teradyne disclosed that Ujjwal Kumar's tenure as President of Teradyne Robotics ended on August 29, 2025. He remains employed through September 30, 2025 to transition his duties, and will receive $1,130,000 in severance under a separation agreement. The change is a leadership departure at one business unit and does not include reported financial results.
Ujjwal Kumar's tenure as President of Teradyne Robotics ended August 29, 2025
Kumar stays employed through September 30, 2025 to transition responsibilities
Severance of $1,130,000, equal to 12 months of base salary and target bonus, paid in two installments, with the second half due 12 months after his last day
Benchmark Electronics announced that President and CEO Jeff Benck will retire effective March 31, 2026, and that Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer David Moezidis will succeed him as CEO on that date. Moezidis immediately becomes President and Chief Commercial Officer, and Benck will stay on as Executive Vice President and Special Advisor through March 31, 2027.
Jeff Benck retires as President and CEO effective March 31, 2026, and resigns from the Board on that date
David Moezidis, 54, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer since July 2023 and becomes CEO on March 31, 2026
Benck's transition role pays a base salary of $100,000 per year through March 31, 2027, with no cash incentive for fiscal 2027 or later
Moezidis' CEO compensation has not been determined; the filing points to the 2025 proxy statement for his current pay
Ross Stores said CFO Adam Orvos will retire effective September 30, 2025, and its board has appointed Deputy CFO William Sheehan as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective October 1, 2025, as part of a previously announced succession plan. Sheehan, who has more than 34 years of retail finance experience and has been with the company since 2006, will receive a $775,000 base salary and a restricted stock award with a notional value of $1,200,000.
Adam Orvos retires as CFO and from employment effective September 30, 2025.
William Sheehan becomes EVP and CFO and principal financial officer effective October 1, 2025; he currently serves as Deputy CFO.
Sheehan's new employment agreement runs through March 31, 2029, with a base salary of $775,000 and a target bonus of 75% of salary.
Sheehan receives a restricted stock award with a notional value of $1,200,000, vesting 100% on September 14, 2029.
Lazard, Inc. said its board elected Dmitry Shevelenko, Chief Business Officer of AI company Perplexity, as a director effective September 2, 2025. He has not yet been named to any board committee, and the filing says he will receive standard non-employee director compensation.
Board elected Dmitry Shevelenko on August 28, 2025; he joins effective September 2, 2025
Shevelenko is Chief Business Officer of Perplexity and previously held senior roles at Uber, LinkedIn, and Meta
He has no committee assignments yet; CEO and Chairman Peter R. Orszag said his AI experience will support the firm's tech-enabled strategy
UDR, Inc. said President and Chief Investment Officer Joseph D. Fisher is resigning effective the close of business on September 2, 2025, under a separation agreement. CEO Tom Toomey was appointed President in addition to his current roles, and other senior managers will take over Fisher's responsibilities.
Fisher's separation package includes $3.0 million in severance on signing plus $3.0 million contingent severance paid over 12 months
Contingent severance is subject to a 50% clawback if Fisher breaches the agreement
Fisher will provide transition assistance through December 31, 2025 and receive group health benefits through September 30, 2030, under certain conditions
On September 1, 2025, Parker-Hannifin's board elected Beth A. Wozniak as a director, effective immediately, with a term running to the October 2025 annual meeting. She also joined the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The filing describes a routine board addition with standard director pay and indemnification terms, and it gives no financial results.
Beth A. Wozniak elected director effective September 1, 2025, term expires at the October 2025 annual meeting
Appointed to the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
Eligible for non-employee director compensation, including a pro-rated award of restricted stock units
Indemnification Agreement signed September 1, 2025, substantially the same form as the company's existing director and officer agreement
Effective September 1, 2025, EPAM Systems appointed Balazs Fejes as Chief Executive Officer and President and added him to its Board, completing the CEO transition first announced on May 8, 2025. Arkadiy Dobkin, who continues as Board Chair, became Executive Chairman, and the Board also raised the maximum number of directors from ten to 11.
Balazs Fejes named CEO and President and appointed to the Board effective September 1, 2025, with an annual base salary of $850,000
Fejes received a restricted stock unit grant valued at $670,000, vesting in equal portions over four years
Amended and restated bylaws effective September 1, 2025 raise the maximum board size from ten to 11 directors
Arkadiy Dobkin's compensation remains unchanged for 2025
Axon Enterprise appointed Todd Morgenfeld, a former Pinterest CFO, as an independent director effective immediately, and he joined the Audit Committee and the Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Structure Committee. The board grew from ten to eleven members, and the company says his pay is consistent with its existing director compensation program.
Board appointment dated August 28, 2025; initial term expires at the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders
Initial restricted stock units with a grant date fair value of $260,000, vesting annually over three years, plus an annual RSU award of $260,000 and $40,000 in annual cash compensation
Additional annual cash retainers of $10,000 for Audit Committee service and $6,000 for Mergers and Acquisitions and Capital Structure Committee service
Morgenfeld previously served as CFO and then CFO/COO at Pinterest from 2016 to 2023
IQVIA said Michael J. Fedock, currently Senior Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective February 28, 2026. Ronald E. Bruehlman will retire as CFO on that date and become Senior Advisor to CEO Ari Bousbib, which the company said is part of a previously announced CFO succession plan.
Michael J. Fedock, age 50, succeeds Ronald E. Bruehlman as CFO effective February 28, 2026.
Fedock's base salary will rise to $750,000, with an annual cash incentive target of 100% of base salary.
Bruehlman will move to Senior Advisor to CEO Ari Bousbib, effective the same date.
The filing does not report any financial results or guidance changes.
Repligen appointed Violetta Hughes as its Chief Accounting Officer effective September 1, 2025, replacing Jason K. Garland in the principal accounting officer role. Garland will remain Chief Financial Officer with more time on strategy, financial planning, and capital markets. The change is an administrative leadership update focused on financial reporting and Sarbanes–Oxley oversight.
Violetta Hughes, age 53, becomes Chief Accounting Officer effective September 1, 2025, succeeding Jason K. Garland as principal accounting officer.
Hughes' compensation includes an annual base salary of $395,000 and a one-time signing bonus of $150,000.
Hughes is eligible for a target annual bonus of up to 50% of base salary and an annual equity award worth $750,000.
Jason K. Garland continues as Chief Financial Officer.
On August 29, 2025, First Interstate BancSystem's Board appointed Renu Agrawal as a Class III director to fill a seat created by a board size increase. The Board has determined she is independent under NASDAQ rules, and she joins the Governance and Nominating and Technology, Innovation and Operations committees. The filing describes a routine board addition with no financial results disclosed.
Appointed August 29, 2025; term expires at the 2027 annual meeting of shareholders
Board now has 14 members, including five Class I, four Class II and five Class III directors
Agrawal was previously at Wells Fargo for 13 years and served on the Boards of Luther Burbank Corporation and Woodruff Sawyer
Compensation matches other non-employee directors, including restricted stock units
CSW Industrials promoted Fang Wang, its vice president and corporate controller, to vice president and chief accounting officer effective August 26, 2025, while CFO James Perry remains principal financial officer. At the August 28, 2025 annual meeting, shareholders re-elected all eight director nominees, approved the advisory executive compensation vote, and ratified Grant Thornton LLP for fiscal 2026.
Fang Wang, age 48, promoted to Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer on August 26, 2025; she joined CSW in December 2018
James Perry, Executive Vice President and CFO, stopped serving as principal accounting officer but remains principal financial officer
Shareholders re-elected all eight director nominees for one-year terms expiring in 2026; Darron Ash received 99.84% support
Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 96.34% of votes cast in favor; Grant Thornton LLP ratified with 99.71% in favor
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Briefs marked “Written later” were written in November 2026 for filings that were by then more than three weeks old, so months before mid-October 2026 hold a selection: every material 8-K of the past year for the 100 largest companies we cover and the last 15 important 8-Ks of every other one. Briefs the number check holds back are not shown or counted. Also: the last 45 days, briefs by company, A–Z and the live SEC filings wire.