1,041 material Form 8-K filings that 824 companies we cover made with the SEC in November 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).
Stepan Company's Board approved a Key Executive Severance Benefit Plan effective November 26, 2025, covering selected employees, including its named executive officers. The plan sets cash severance and health benefits for qualifying involuntary or constructive terminations, with larger payments if the termination occurs within 24 months after a change in control. The filing does not report any executive departure or any dollar cost of the plan.
Plan approved by the Board on November 26, 2025, on the recommendation of the Human Capital and Compensation Committee
Tier 1 executives receive 18 months of severance without cause or 36 months after a change in control; Tier 2 receives 12 or 24 months
Mr. Rojo is designated Tier 1; all other current executives are Tier 2
On November 22, 2025, Qorvo's Compensation Committee approved a retention bonus agreement for Chief Financial Officer Grant A. Brown, worth $986,226 in cash. The payment is tied to the planned merger with Skyworks Solutions and is designed to keep Mr. Brown employed through the deal. The filing does not change Qorvo's financial results, but it confirms that a key executive has a financial incentive to stay through closing.
Retention bonus totals $986,226 for CFO Grant A. Brown.
60% is payable at closing of the Skyworks merger; 40% is payable six months after closing.
Payments require continued employment, but are accelerated if Mr. Brown is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason before a payment date.
Full agreement will be filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ending December 27, 2025.
On November 26, 2025, ZoomInfo's board granted CEO and Chairman Henry Schuck a one-time performance-based stock option covering up to 9,678,000 shares at an exercise price of $13.54, which the company says is 140% of the stock's fair market value on the grant date. The option vests only if stock price and adjusted free cash flow per share goals are met, and the company says it will not grant Schuck other equity awards during the award's 10-year term.
Up to 9,678,000 shares at an exercise price of $13.54, described as 140% of fair market value on the November 26, 2025 Grant Date
Award is split into six equal tranches with stock price goals from $40.00 to $100.00 per share, each paired with an adjusted free cash flow per share goal from $2.50 to $5.00
Service-based vesting in one-third installments on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the Grant Date, with the award's full terms in Exhibit 10.1
On November 20, 2025, Bank of America's Board designated 11 members of management as executive officers under SEC rules, in addition to Chair and CEO Brian T. Moynihan. The Board also determined that four presidents, including Matthew M. Koder, will stop being designated executive officers effective December 31, 2025, following the September 2025 appointment of Co-Presidents Dean C. Athanasia and James P. DeMare.
Board designated executive officers on November 20, 2025, including CFO Alastair M. Borthwick and Global General Counsel Lauren A. Mogensen
Co-Presidents Dean C. Athanasia and James P. DeMare were appointed September 12, 2025
Effective December 31, 2025, Lindsay D. Hans, Kathleen A. Knox, Matthew M. Koder and Eric A. Schimpf will no longer be designated executive officers
CTS Corporation said Senior Vice President Martin Baumeister resigned effective December 5, 2025, to pursue another opportunity, and Senior Vice President Pratik Trivedi was appointed chief operating officer effective the same date. The filing says the resignation was not due to any disagreement with CTS and that no material new compensation or equity was granted to Trivedi for the role, so the change is a leadership transition with no stated financial terms.
Martin Baumeister resigned as Senior Vice President, effective close of business December 5, 2025; notice given November 21, 2025
Pratik Trivedi, 46, appointed chief operating officer effective December 5, 2025
Trivedi joined CTS in April 2024; previously VP, North America, mobility business at Eaton Corporation plc
CTS states no material contract, compensation change or equity grant was made in connection with the COO appointment
Southwest Gas Holdings named Justin S. Forsberg as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 1, 2025, and signed a registration rights agreement with the Icahn Group, which holds shares under an October 2025 cooperation agreement. The filing also registers resale of Icahn-held common stock, and the company says it will not receive any proceeds from those sales.
Justin S. Forsberg, 50, becomes SVP and CFO effective December 1, 2025; he has been Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer since April 2024
Forsberg's annual salary rises to $500,000 effective December 1, 2025
Registration Rights Agreement dated November 26, 2025 gives the Icahn Group shelf, underwritten offering and piggy-back registration rights
A resale prospectus supplement registers shares held by selling stockholders; the company receives no proceeds
DigitalOcean said Chief Product and Technology Officer Bratin Saha will leave the company effective November 26, 2025, to pursue other opportunities, with the departure not tied to any disagreement with the company. The company also reaffirmed its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial guidance first given in its November 5, 2025 third-quarter results release.
Bratin Saha, Chief Product and Technology Officer, notified the company of his resignation on November 20, 2025
Departure effective November 26, 2025; company says it is not due to any disagreement on operations, policies, or practices
Company reaffirmed Q4 and full fiscal year 2025 guidance from its November 5, 2025 press release
Kite Realty Group Trust said Chief Accounting Officer Dave Buell left his Senior Vice President role effective November 21, 2025, as previously announced. Joseph Schmid, who joined the company in October 2025, is serving as interim principal accounting officer and interim Chief Accounting Officer. The change is administrative in scope and the filing discloses no change to financial results or guidance.
Dave Buell resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 21, 2025; he first notified the company on September 29, 2025.
Joseph Schmid, 37, is interim principal accounting officer and interim Chief Accounting Officer.
Schmid was an Audit & Assurance Senior Manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP from August 2020 until joining Kite Realty in October 2025, with over 13 years of accounting and finance experience.
Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) disclosed that director John E. Chapoton resigned from its Board of Directors effective November 25, 2025. The company said the resignation was not due to any disagreement over its operations, policies or practices, and the filing describes no replacement or other board changes.
John E. Chapoton resigned from the Board of Directors on November 25, 2025, effective the same date.
The company states the resignation was not the result of any disagreement with Saul Centers about operations, policies or practices.
The filing does not name a successor or describe any change in board size.
Exelon said Executive Vice President David Glockner, who oversees compliance, audit and risk, will leave the company effective January 1, 2026, with severance under the Senior Management Severance Plan. Responsibilities will shift to two current executives: CFO Jeanne Jones takes audit and risk, and Chief Legal Officer Colette Honorable takes compliance.
David Glockner, EVP Compliance, Audit and Risk, departs effective January 1, 2026
Glockner to receive benefits under the Senior Management Severance Plan for a termination other than for cause
Jeanne Jones to become EVP, Chief Finance Officer, Audit and Risk, in an expanded role
Colette Honorable to become EVP, Chief Legal Officer, Compliance and Corporate Secretary, in an expanded role
Air Products director Lisa A. Davis, a board member since March 2020, told the company on November 23, 2025 that she will not stand for re-election and will retire when the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders concludes. The filing states there were no disagreements with the company over operations, policies or practices behind her decision, which cites personal reasons, so it signals no governance dispute.
Davis notified the company on November 23, 2025 that she will retire from the board for personal reasons.
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders is scheduled for January 28, 2026.
Davis will remain Chair of the Management Development and Compensation Committee until that meeting.
The company states there were no disagreements with Davis over operations, policies or practices.
Chipotle elected Josh Weinstein, Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc, to its Board effective November 25, 2025, and placed him on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The board size was expanded to ten directors to accommodate the addition, with nine of the ten described as independent.
Weinstein elected to the board effective November 25, 2025; the board was expanded to ten directors
He joins the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Weinstein has been Carnival Corporation & plc CEO and a board member since 2022, and spent over 20 years at Carnival
He will receive the same non-employee director compensation described in Chipotle's 2025 proxy statement
Domino's Pizza disclosed that board member C. Andrew Ballard notified the company on November 19, 2025 of his resignation from the Board, effective immediately. The filing states the resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the company's operations, policies or practices, and it does not name a replacement.
Director C. Andrew Ballard resigned from the Board, effective immediately.
Notice of resignation was given to the company on November 19, 2025.
The filing states the resignation was not due to any disagreement with company operations, policies or practices.
The 8-K was signed November 25, 2025 by Ryan K. Mulally, EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Carter's, Inc. disclosed that Raghu Sagi, its Chief Information & Technology Officer, submitted his resignation on November 21, 2025, effective January 20, 2026. The filing does not state a successor or the reasons for the departure, and it contains no financial results.
Raghu Sagi resigned as Chief Information & Technology Officer on November 21, 2025.
Resignation takes effect January 20, 2026.
The filing does not name a successor or give a reason for the departure.
Fidji Simo, who had remained Chair after resigning as CEO and President, informed Instacart on November 21, 2025 that she will resign as Chair and as a director once the Board appoints a new Chair. The Board named Chris Rogers Chair on November 24, 2025, and reduced the Board from ten directors to nine. The filing says her resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company.
Fidji Simo notified the Company of her resignation as Chair and director on November 21, 2025, effective upon appointment of a new Chair.
Chris Rogers was appointed Chair by the Board on November 24, 2025, succeeding Ms. Simo.
Board size reduced from ten directors to nine in connection with the resignation.
The filing states the resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company or its operations, policies, or practices.
National Presto Industries' board elected David Peuse as chief financial officer on November 20, 2025, at an interim meeting. Peuse, who has been Treasurer since 2019, is an internal promotion and has been with the company since 1996. The filing gives no financial results or guidance, but a change in the CFO role is a significant governance event for shareholders.
Board elected David Peuse CFO on November 20, 2025, at an interim meeting
Peuse, 56, has been Treasurer since 2019 and joined the company in 1996 as Internal Auditor
He served as Controller from 2008 to 2019 and holds an active CPA license
Appointment announced in a press release dated November 21, 2025 (Exhibit 99.1)
VeriSign director Dr. Timothy Tomlinson, 75, submitted his resignation on November 21, 2025, citing personal reasons related to family and other business interests. The filing says the resignation did not result from any disagreement with the company, and the board expects to appoint a Lead Independent Director and reduce its size.
Resignation submitted November 21, 2025, by Dr. Timothy Tomlinson, age 75
Tomlinson had served on the board since the company's founding in 1995 and led its Audit Committee
Board expects to appoint a Lead Independent Director and decrease the size of the board
Filing states no disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices
Keurig Dr Pepper appointed Anthony DiSilvestro as Chief Financial Officer effective November 25, 2025, replacing Sudhanshu Priyadarshi, who has left those roles and will serve as a senior advisor through April 7, 2026. A change in the top finance role is a significant leadership event, and the filing discloses DiSilvestro's pay package, including a $1,000,000 base salary and an $8,000,000 grant-date value for his restricted stock units.
Anthony DiSilvestro, 67, was CFO of Mattel, Inc. from June 2020 until May 2025 and CFO of Campbell Soup Company from May 2014 to September 2019
DiSilvestro receives a $1,000,000 annual base salary and a target bonus of 100% of base salary
One-time restricted stock unit grant with a grant date value of $8,000,000, vesting 67% on the second anniversary and 33% on the third anniversary of the grant date
Priyadarshi will receive up to $500,000 in advisory services fees, severance under the executive severance plan, and pro-rata vesting of equity awards
Rexford Industrial Realty said its Board named David Stockert, a former CEO of Post Properties, as an independent director effective January 1, 2026, expanding the Board from eight to nine members. He also joins the Audit Committee, and Debra L. Morris leaves that committee on the same date, with the Board shrinking to seven directors at the next annual meeting.
David Stockert appointed independent director effective January 1, 2026, and named to the Audit Committee; the Board determined he is an audit committee financial expert
Debra L. Morris will no longer serve on the Audit Committee effective January 1, 2026
Board to be reduced by two to seven directors at the next annual meeting, removing vacancies from the service of Michael S. Frankel and Howard Schwimmer
The filing reports no financial results, guidance or transaction figures
MACOM Technology Solutions promoted Robert Dennehy, who had been Senior Vice President, Operations, to the newly created role of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective November 25, 2025. The filing says the new position was created because of the company's growth, and Dennehy will continue to oversee global operations, manufacturing, and supply chain. The filing discloses his pay package but no financial results.
Robert Dennehy, age 52, appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective November 25, 2025
Annual base salary of $525,000 with a target bonus of 90% of base salary and maximum of up to 200% of target
Promotion grants include restricted stock units valued at approximately $200,000, PRSUs with a target value of approximately $300,000, and rTSR restricted stock units with a target value of approximately $400,000
Dennehy has served as Senior Vice President, Operations, since October 2013; the full agreement will be filed with the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 2, 2026
Shake Shack said Chief Financial Officer Katherine Fogertey will step down effective March 4, 2026, and move into a Senior Advisor role immediately. The company is searching for a new CFO and has set up an Office of the CFO in the interim, while reiterating its fourth-quarter and fiscal 2025 guidance and its three-year targets.
Fogertey transitions to Senior Advisor now and leaves the CFO role effective March 4, 2026; the company says the change is not the result of any dispute over accounting or financial matters.
Under a Transition and Advisory Agreement dated November 20, 2025, she keeps her $618,000 base salary through the resignation date and receives 100% of her fiscal 2025 bonus; RSUs due July 15, 2026 and March 1, 2027 will vest on the resigna
She will not receive a fiscal 2026 bonus or fiscal 2026 RSU or PSU awards.
Fiscal 2025 guidance was reiterated, including total revenue of approximately $1.45 billion and Adjusted EBITDA of $210 million to $215 million; fourth-quarter revenue is expected at $406 million to $412 million.
Ross Stores said Executive Chairman Michael Balmuth will step down on January 31, 2026, and retire from the Board at that time. Independent director K. Gunnar Bjorklund, who has served on the Board since 2003 and as Lead Independent Director since 2023, will succeed him as Chairman on February 1, 2026. The filing describes this as a planned leadership succession and does not include any financial results or guidance.
Michael Balmuth remains Executive Chairman through January 31, 2026, then serves as Senior Advisor from February 1 through March 31, 2026
Balmuth will also retire from the Board when he steps down as Executive Chairman
K. Gunnar Bjorklund becomes Chairman of the Board effective February 1, 2026; he has been a director since 2003
The Company anticipates authorized Board seats will fall by one, to ten
Halozyme said Chief Financial Officer Nicole LaBrosse will stay in the role until the earliest of a new CFO's hiring, March 30, 2026, or an earlier date the company sets, and then leave for a new professional opportunity. Under a Transition and Release Agreement dated November 18, 2025, she is eligible for severance and equity and benefit treatment tied to a termination without cause, which shareholders can review in the company's 10-K for 2025.
CFO Nicole LaBrosse will serve until the earliest of a new CFO being hired, March 30, 2026, or an earlier date set by the company
Transition and Release Agreement dated November 18, 2025, conditioned on her compliance and a release of claims
Benefits include a 2025 annual bonus at 120% of target and severance equal to base salary, plus a pro-rated 2026 target bonus if she separates in 2026
Health coverage under COBRA paid by the company for one year after the separation date; full agreement to be filed with the 10-K for 2025
Stephen H. Rusckowski notified Tenet Healthcare on November 21, 2025 that he is resigning from the company's board of directors, effective immediately. The board reduced its size from thirteen to twelve directors in connection with the departure. The filing does not state a reason for the resignation or name a replacement.
Resignation notified to Tenet on November 21, 2025, effective immediately
Board size reduced from thirteen to twelve directors
Filing does not give a reason for the resignation or name a successor
Brixmor Property Group said CEO James M. Taylor Jr. will retire as CEO and as a board member effective January 1, 2026. The board appointed Brian T. Finnegan, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer and current interim CEO, to succeed him as permanent CEO and board member on the same date, under a new employment agreement that runs through December 31, 2028.
Taylor notified the company on November 19, 2025 that he will retire as CEO and from the board effective January 1, 2026.
The board appointed Finnegan, age 45, as CEO and a board member effective January 1, 2026; he will also keep the title of President.
Finnegan's new employment agreement sets a minimum base salary of $900,000 and a minimum target annual equity award of $3,000,000, starting with the 2026 grant.
Board Chair Sheryl M. Crosland said the appointment reflects execution of the CEO succession plan.
Neurocrine Biosciences amended the employment agreement with Eiry W. Roberts, M.D., its former Chief Medical Officer, on November 21, 2025. The amendment extends her employment term by 12 months, to December 31, 2026. Sanjay Keswani, M.D. has served as Chief Medical Officer since June 2, 2025, so the change does not alter that role.
Amendment dated November 21, 2025 extends the term of employment by an additional 12 months, expiring December 31, 2026.
Sanjay Keswani, M.D. succeeded Dr. Roberts as Chief Medical Officer effective June 2, 2025.
Under the prior agreement, Dr. Roberts served as Strategic Advisor through December 31, 2025.
Full text of the amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1.
Kohl's Board appointed Michael J. Bender as Chief Executive Officer on November 23, 2025, effective that day, after he had served as interim CEO since May 1, 2025. The filing sets out his pay, including a $1,475,000 base salary and a long-term incentive target of no less than $9,500,000, which shareholders can review in the exhibits.
Appointment effective November 23, 2025; Bender had served as interim CEO since May 1, 2025
Annualized base salary of $1,475,000 with Annual Incentive Plan target of 175% of base salary
Annual long-term incentive target of no less than $9,500,000, with equity awards beginning spring 2026
Bender remains on the Board and its Finance Committee; Q3 earnings are due November 25, 2025
Prologis, Inc. announced that Damon Austin will become Chief Development Officer effective January 1, 2026. Austin, age 47, has been Managing Director and Global Head of Customer Led Development since January 1, 2023, and has been with the company since 2015.
Damon Austin named Chief Development Officer, effective January 1, 2026
Austin, age 47, currently serves as Managing Director, Global Head of Customer Led Development
Austin joined Prologis in 2015 and previously led Customer Led Development of the Americas (2021 to 2023) and Capital Deployment West Region (2018 to 2021)
Zebra Technologies said Chief People Officer Jeffrey Schmitz will step down on Dec. 31, 2025, and Vice President Melissa Luff Loizides will take the role on Jan. 1, 2026. Schmitz will remain as a Senior Vice President to lead integration of the Elo acquisition until he retires in the second quarter of 2026. The filing describes a planned leadership succession and does not report any change to financial results or guidance.
Jeffrey Schmitz steps down as Chief People Officer effective close of business Dec. 31, 2025
Melissa Luff Loizides becomes Chief People Officer on Jan. 1, 2026; she joined Zebra in 2014
Schmitz continues as Senior Vice President through his retirement in the second quarter of 2026, leading Elo integration
Labcorp's Board of Directors appointed Victor Bulto, President of Novartis U.S. and a member of the Novartis Executive Committee, as a director effective December 1, 2025. The filing describes the appointment as a board addition and includes no financial results, guidance, or changes to executive roles.
Board appointment made on November 20, 2025, effective December 1, 2025
Bulto has served as President of Novartis U.S. and on the Novartis Executive Committee since April 2022
Bulto will receive director compensation under Labcorp's director compensation program described in the April 4, 2025 proxy statement
RB Global disclosed that Chief Technology Officer Nancy King departed the company on November 20, 2025. Chief Operations Officer Steve Lewis will lead the technology organization and has taken over Ms. King's responsibilities on an interim basis.
Nancy King, Chief Technology Officer, departed on November 20, 2025
Steve Lewis, Chief Operations Officer, has assumed her responsibilities on an interim basis
The filing does not name a permanent successor or describe the reasons for the departure
Cracker Barrel director Gilbert Dávila resigned from the board effective immediately on November 20, 2025, and the board size was reduced from ten to nine members. The same day, shareholders approved an amendment to the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan at the annual meeting, and the inspector of election certified the final voting results on November 21, 2025. The filing does not give a reason for the resignation.
Gilbert Dávila resigned from the Board of Directors effective November 20, 2025; the filing gives no reason.
Board size reduced from ten to nine members.
Dávila was not among the nine directors elected: he received 6,716,130 for votes and 9,570,461 against.
Shareholders approved the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan amendment and say-on-pay (12,878,011 for, 3,325,141 against).
UnitedHealth Group named Scott Gottlieb, M.D., a former FDA commissioner, as an independent director effective immediately, as announced November 18, 2025. He has not yet been assigned to any board committees. The filing describes standard director compensation and indemnification arrangements, and no financial results or guidance were reported.
Scott Gottlieb, M.D. appointed independent director, effective immediately, announced November 18, 2025
Gottlieb has not yet been appointed to any board committees
He served as FDA commissioner from 2017 to 2019 and also serves as a director of Pfizer, Tempus AI and Illumina
Compensation follows the company's standard non-employee director program; he is entering the standard indemnification agreement
Kilroy Realty Corporation's board appointed Chandni Jalan as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective December 2, 2025, replacing Merryl Werber, who stays on as a senior advisor to the CFO through January 9, 2026. The company also adopted an Executive Severance Plan that sets severance terms for certain senior officers, including a larger payout tied to a change in control.
Chandni Jalan's base salary is $400,000, with a target annual cash bonus of 75% of base salary and a $30,000 signing bonus.
Jalan's 2026 annual equity award has a target grant date value of 100% of base salary.
Under the Severance Plan, a change-in-control termination pays 1.5 times base salary plus target bonus in a lump sum, versus 1 times in installments over 12 months otherwise.
Existing employment agreements for Justin Smart, Heidi Roth, and Eliott Trencher are set to expire March 1, 2026, and Jeffrey Kuehling's on March 1, 2027.
Sysco's Executive Vice President and Global Chief Operating Officer, Greg D. Bertrand, will transition to a non-executive senior advisor position effective January 1, 2026, in preparation for his retirement. He will retire when his advisor agreement expires, which runs at least nine months and is tied to a September 30, 2026 end date in certain cases. The filing discloses his advisor compensation, which matters to shareholders because it reflects the cost of a senior operating executive's succession.
Bertrand notified Sysco of the transition on November 17, 2025; it takes effect January 1, 2026.
Advisor agreement runs at least nine months and provides a $443,500 annual base salary and a one-time $250,000 cash award.
Bertrand will not be eligible for bonus programs or new long-term equity awards, except a pro-rated Annual Incentive Plan cash bonus for the first half of fiscal 2026.
If Sysco ends the role before September 30, 2026 for reasons other than cause, Bertrand remains employed and paid through that date.
Lululemon said President of the Americas and Global Guest Innovation Celeste Burgoyne will leave the company, with her employment ending December 31, 2025. The board appointed André Maestrini, its executive vice president of international, as president and chief commercial officer, effective immediately, in a newly created role overseeing all regions, stores and digital channels globally.
Celeste Burgoyne resigned, notified the company November 17, 2025; employment ends December 31, 2025
André Maestrini appointed president and chief commercial officer effective November 21, 2025, reporting to CEO Calvin McDonald
Maestrini's employment agreement sets a base salary of $950,000 plus bonus eligibility tied to performance goals
Maestrini has been executive vice president of international since January 2021 and previously spent 14 years at adidas
BankUnited said former Chief Financial Officer Leslie Lunak stepped down on November 10, 2025, and will serve as Executive Advisor until January 2, 2026, then as a non-employee Special Advisor through December 31, 2027, under a transition letter dated November 19, 2025. The change in the top finance role is significant for shareholders, though the filing does not report financial results or name a successor.
Lunak stepped down as CFO on November 10, 2025; her Executive Advisor role runs through January 2, 2026.
From January 3, 2026 to December 31, 2027, she serves as a non-employee Special Advisor.
Her outstanding performance share units remain eligible to vest on actual performance, and she agreed to non-compete and non-solicitation covenants through December 31, 2027.
Certain payments are conditional: if the company terminates her without cause before January 2, 2026, she keeps equity vesting and her 2025 incentive award, subject to compliance.
Oracle's board unanimously elected Stephen Rusckowski as a director effective November 18, 2025, and increased the board to 14 seats. At the same day's annual meeting, stockholders elected all 13 director nominees, cast a majority of votes in favor of the advisory say-on-pay proposal, and ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditor for fiscal 2026.
Stephen Rusckowski, former CEO and President of Quest Diagnostics (2012 to 2022), elected to the board effective November 18, 2025
Board size increased to 14; he will receive pro rata restricted stock units and standard non-employee director cash compensation
Say-on-pay advisory vote: 1,922,942,188 shares for and 423,773,929 against
Ernst & Young LLP ratified as auditor for fiscal year ending May 31, 2026, with 2,549,762,065 shares for and 63,419,255 against
Eli Lilly's board elected Stanford University chemistry professor Carolyn R. Bertozzi as a new director, effective December 8, 2025. She will serve on the Science and Technology Committee and the Ethics and Compliance Committee, and must stand for shareholder election at the May 2026 annual meeting.
Board elected Dr. Carolyn R. Bertozzi, age 59, on November 18, 2025, effective December 8, 2025
Board determined she is independent under NYSE standards and company guidelines
She joins the Science and Technology Committee and the Ethics and Compliance Committee
Shareholders will vote on her election at the May 2026 annual meeting
Alexander Shvartsman resigned as Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, effective November 24, 2025, to take the same role at Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. The company's board appointed Christopher Ripp, 38, a Company employee since 2020 and Vice President, Accounting since July 2022, to succeed him on the same date. The filing says Shvartsman's departure did not involve any disagreement with auditors or management on accounting or disclosure matters.
Shvartsman resigned on November 19, 2025, effective November 24, 2025, and the filing says there was no disagreement with auditors or management.
Ripp, 38, becomes Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective November 24, 2025.
Ripp's employment agreement sets a base salary of not less than $350,000 and a target bonus of not less than 40% of salary.
Ripp's agreement provides severance of at least his base salary plus target bonus if he is terminated without cause or resigns for good reason before the third anniversary of his start date.
Sphere Entertainment Co. named Christopher Winters Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, effective November 24, 2025. He has worked in accounting roles at the company's predecessor and related entities since 2016, and his employment agreement sets a base salary of not less than $400,000 with a target bonus of not less than 40% of salary. The change concerns the company's senior accounting leadership and does not report any financial results.
Christopher Winters, 45, becomes Senior Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer effective November 24, 2025
Employment agreement dated November 19, 2025 sets base salary of not less than $400,000 and target bonus of not less than 40% of base salary
Long-term award target value of not less than $330,000, with $287,500 for fiscal 2026
Severance if terminated without cause or for good reason within three years is at least base salary plus target bonus
Airbnb said Chief Technology Officer Aristotle Balogh will leave the role in December 2025. He has agreed to stay through at least February 2026 in a non-executive advisory capacity to help with the transition. The change is a senior technology leadership departure, but the filing gives no named successor and no financial figures.
Aristotle Balogh notified Airbnb of his departure on November 18, 2025.
He will leave the Chief Technology Officer role in December 2025.
He will remain at the company through at least February 2026 in an advisory, non-executive capacity.
The company said he served seven years, and the filing names no successor.
Columbia Banking System named Brock Lakely as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller effective November 20, 2025, replacing Lisa M. White, who left the role effective November 19, 2025. The filing gives his base salary as $360,000 and says the change involves no special arrangements or family relationships, so it is a routine finance leadership change rather than a change in company results or strategy.
Lisa M. White ceased serving as Principal Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller effective end of business November 19, 2025
Brock Lakely appointed effective November 20, 2025, with annual base salary increased to $360,000
Lakely previously served as Chief Audit Executive from April 3, 2023 to November 19, 2024, and as Chief Accounting Officer from May 20, 2018 to April 3, 2023
Vail Resorts appointed Celeste Burgoyne, currently President, Americas and Global Guest Innovation at lululemon, as Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, effective January 26, 2026. The filing sets out her pay package, including a $900,000 base salary and a $700,000 sign-on bonus, and describes severance terms that would apply if she is terminated without cause.
Effective date of appointment is January 26, 2026; she will oversee marketing, the guest journey and digital experience, and be directly responsible for the majority of Vail Resorts' revenue.
Initial base salary of $900,000, a one-time sign-on cash bonus of $700,000, and a Sign-On Grant of RSUs valued at $2,150,000 plus $2,834,000.
Target annual incentive of 75% of base salary and a target annual long-term incentive grant of approximately $3,425,000.
Severance of the greater of policy amounts or 12 months of base salary, subject to a general release of claims.
Constellation Energy said senior leadership changes will take effect when its acquisition of Calpine closes, which is expected in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to Department of Justice clearance. Shane Smith, currently Senior Vice President, Treasury and Credit, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Daniel Eggers in that role. The filing does not include any financial results or guidance.
Shane Smith becomes Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at the Calpine closing, with a $725,000 base salary and an 85% annual incentive target.
Daniel Eggers moves from Chief Financial Officer to Senior Executive Vice President, Finance and Data Economy.
Kathleen Barrón plans to retire in mid-2026 and will serve as Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor to the CEO after the Calpine closing.
Andrew Novotny of Calpine will become Senior Executive Vice President, Constellation Power Operations, and will also serve as President and CEO of Calpine.
Allstate said director Gregg M. Sherrill, who has served on the board since 2017 and as Lead Director since 2021, will retire effective November 21, 2025, with no disagreement with the company. Richard T. Hume, a director since 2020, will become Lead Director on the same date, so board leadership continues without a gap. The change is administrative and does not reference financial results or changes to company operations.
Gregg M. Sherrill retires from the board effective November 21, 2025
Sherrill served on the board since 2017 and as Lead Director since 2021
Richard T. Hume, a director since 2020, becomes Lead Director effective November 21, 2025
Filing states the retirement involved no disagreement with the company
Citi's board appointed Gonzalo Luchetti, currently Head of U.S. Personal Banking, as Chief Financial Officer effective in early March 2026, replacing Mark Mason, who becomes Executive Vice Chair and Senior Executive Advisor to CEO Jane Fraser. The change comes alongside a reorganization of Citi's U.S. retail businesses, and it sets up the new CFO ahead of Citi's Investor Day on May 7, 2026.
Gonzalo Luchetti will become CFO in early March 2026, following the filing of Citi's 2025 year-end financial reports.
Mark Mason, CFO since 2019, will become Executive Vice Chair and Senior Executive Advisor to Chair and CEO Jane Fraser and intends to pursue outside leadership opportunities by the end of 2026.
Retail Banking will be integrated into the Wealth business under Kate Luft, reporting to Andy Sieg.
U.S. Consumer Cards becomes a standalone business led by Pam Habner, who will join the Executive Management Team.
Peabody Energy's board appointed Georganne Hodges and Clayton Walker as directors effective November 19, 2025, bringing the board to 10 members. Hodges has energy chief financial officer and board experience, and Walker has senior mining operations experience, according to the company.
Georganne Hodges and Clayton Walker were appointed to the board on November 19, 2025, with terms expiring at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Hodges joins the Audit Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee; Walker joins the Compensation Committee and Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Committee.
Each director received a prorated grant of deferred stock units, sized at $62,500 or $66,250 depending on their allocation election.
Corsair Gaming said Gordon Mattingly, former CFO of Universal Audio, will become Chief Financial Officer effective December 2, 2025, succeeding Michael G. Potter, who will leave the company effective December 31, 2025. Potter will serve as a senior advisor during the transition and then provide consulting services through March 31, 2026. A CFO change is a significant leadership transition, and the filing also sets out pay and severance terms for both executives.
Gordon Mattingly appointed CFO effective December 2, 2025, with a base salary of $525,000 and a target bonus of 70% of salary.
Michael G. Potter resigns as CFO effective December 2, 2025 and departs December 31, 2025.
Potter's consulting period runs January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026, with accelerated vesting of certain equity awards on March 31, 2026 if conditions are met.
Mattingly's one-time initial equity awards include $1,000,000 each in RSUs, PSUs and options, subject to Compensation Committee approval.
Everest Group said Elias Habayeb, currently CFO of Corebridge Financial, will become Executive Vice President and Group Chief Financial Officer effective on or about May 1, 2026. CFO Mark Kociancic will retire after the first quarter 2026 reporting cycle and stay on as a special advisor during a transition period.
Elias Habayeb has been Corebridge Financial's EVP and CFO since September 2022; he previously held CFO roles at AIG divisions.
Habayeb's filing lists a $910,000 base salary, a 175% target bonus and a 275% target equity award as a percentage of salary.
Sign-on items include $4.9 million in target-value RSUs, $2.5 million in 2026 RSUs, and cash payments of $500,000, $1.5 million and $1.3 million.
Kociancic will retire after the first quarter 2026 reporting cycle, after five years of service.
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