619 material Form 8-K filings that 507 companies we cover made with the SEC in December 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).
On December 22, 2025, CrowdStrike's independent directors approved a performance-based equity award for President and CEO George Kurtz, with a target of 300,000 performance stock units (PSUs). The payout depends on relative total stockholder return against S&P 500 companies over December 22, 2025 to December 22, 2028, and can range from zero to up to 600,000 shares. For shareholders, the award ties Kurtz's pay to stock performance relative to the index, while the company says it is intended to retain him.
Target award of 300,000 PSUs; no shares are earned if relative TSR falls below the 25th percentile of S&P 500 companies, and up to 600,000 shares are possible at or above the 90th percentile.
Three-year performance period runs from December 22, 2025 to December 22, 2028.
The filing cites a share price of $483.14 and market capitalization of $121.3 billion as of December 22, 2025.
The award is tied to a change-in-control provision and to Kurtz's continued service; the full terms are in Exhibit 10.1.
EchoStar entered a new letter agreement with Hamid Akhavan, tied to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 26, 2025. The agreement replaces his October 2, 2023 letter agreement and keeps his base salary and bonus opportunity unchanged. For shareholders, the filing details compensation terms for the new CEO but reports no financial results.
Hamid Akhavan was appointed Chief Executive Officer; the Letter Agreement is effective December 26, 2025.
Base salary and bonus opportunity continue unchanged under the new agreement.
Final tranche of his December 31, 2023 option award would accelerate vesting upon a Qualifying Termination.
The Letter Agreement expires December 31, 2026; future equity awards are at the discretion of the Chairman and Executive Compensation Committee.
CVR Energy's board appointed Mark A. Pytosh as President and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2026, succeeding David L. Lamp, who leaves the role effective December 31, 2025. The board also added Pytosh to its board of directors, expanding it from nine to ten seats, and he will receive no director pay while employed by the company.
Mark A. Pytosh, age 60, appointed President and CEO effective January 1, 2026, replacing David L. Lamp, who ceases as CEO effective December 31, 2025.
Pytosh has been Executive Vice President – Corporate Services since January 2018 and will keep his roles as director and CEO of the general partner of CVR Partners, LP (NYSE: UAN).
Board size increased from nine to ten; Pytosh fills the new seat effective January 1, 2026, without board compensation while employed by the company.
His CEO compensation follows his Employment Agreement dated July 28, 2025, previously disclosed in a July 31, 2025 10-Q filing.
Autoliv and Chief Financial Officer Fredrik Westin agreed on December 29, 2025, to delay his resignation from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026. He stays in the role through that date while the company continues recruiting a successor, and the filing says he will receive his normal compensation through the duration of his employment.
Westin's resignation as CFO and EVP, Finance moves from January 1, 2026 to March 31, 2026.
The change was agreed between Westin and the company on December 29, 2025.
The company says the recruitment of a successor as CFO and EVP, Finance continues.
Under his employment agreement, Westin is entitled to his normal compensation through the duration of his employment.
Comcast entered into a new employment agreement with Michael J. Cavanagh ahead of his appointment as Co-Chief Executive Officer on January 2, 2026, securing his employment through January 1, 2029. The filing also discloses a performance-based restricted stock unit award valued at approximately $35 million, which ties the award's share count to the stock price around the planned Versant spin-off.
Cavanagh's annual base salary is $2,750,000, with a performance-based cash bonus target of 300% of base salary.
Performance-based RSU award valued at approximately $35 million cliff vests after three years.
Award vests for an additional 24 months if Cavanagh resigns for Good Reason or is terminated without Cause.
ServiceNow amended the employment agreement of CEO William R. McDermott and its Executive Severance Policy, both effective January 1, 2026. The amendment says he will remain with the company through at least December 31, 2030, in a CEO, co-CEO, or chairman role, and updates the severance terms he could receive on a qualifying termination. The filing describes these as contract changes and gives no financial results, so shareholders get clearer succession terms and severance terms but no new earnings or guidance.
Amendment dated December 23, 2025 keeps Mr. McDermott in service through at least December 31, 2030.
Upon a qualifying termination within three months before or 12 months after a change in control, the CEO may receive a lump sum of 2 times base salary plus target bonus, 24 months of COBRA benefits, and full vesting of unvested RSUs and PRS
Without a change in control, the CEO may receive one year of base salary in a lump sum, the actual bonus, and 12 months of COBRA benefits.
Henry Schein said its Board expects to name a successor CEO by mid-January 2026, and Stanley M. Bergman will remain CEO and Chairman until then. The company and Mr. Bergman also signed a letter agreement extending his employment agreement until a new CEO starts or 30 days after he gives written notice that he is ending his employment. For shareholders, the filing signals a leadership transition is near but not yet complete, with no financial results reported.
Board expects to name next CEO by mid-January 2026; search will not be finalized before year-end 2025
Stanley M. Bergman continues as CEO and Chairman until a successor assumes the role
Letter agreement extends Bergman's employment agreement dated November 28, 2022, through the earlier of a new CEO's start date or 30 days after his written notice of departure
DexCom's board appointed Jacob S. Leach, its President and Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer and a director, effective January 1, 2026, when Kevin R. Sayer resigns. Leach has been interim principal executive officer since Sayer's medical leave, and the board expects Sayer to return around March 2026, with Mark Foletta remaining interim Chairman until then.
Leach's offer letter sets an annual base salary of $1,150,000 and a target bonus of 150% of base salary.
Leach is to receive restricted stock units with a fair value of $7,500,000, vesting annually over three years, plus performance stock units with a target fair value of $7,500,000.
The board expects Kevin Sayer to return on or about March 2026; Mark Foletta will serve as interim Chairman until then.
Rexford Industrial's Compensation Committee approved the 2026 executive pay program, which reflects the planned appointment of Chief Operating Officer Laura Clark as chief executive effective April 1, 2026. The filing also states that co-CEOs Michael Frankel and Howard Schwimmer are departing, with separation dated March 31, 2026, and that Clark's equity awards and incentive targets are set higher than those of the other named executives.
Laura Clark becomes CEO effective April 1, 2026, with a 2026 base salary of $850,000 and a cash incentive target of 175% of salary
Michael Frankel and Howard Schwimmer each receive a 2026 base salary of $250,000, a pro rata portion of $1,000,000, paid through March 31, 2026
Clark received time-vesting LTIP units valued at $2,465,000 and performance-vesting LTIP units with a target value of $3,697,500, granted December 19, 2025
2026 cash incentive is weighted 40% Core FFO per diluted share, 30% Same Property Portfolio NOI and 30% qualitative measures
Oceaneering's board appointed Michael W. Sumruld as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Alan R. Curtis, who is retiring. The board also elected Roger Jenkins, former CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation, as an independent, non-executive director, effective the same day. The filing discloses Sumruld's compensation package and that Curtis will remain in a supporting role during a transition period.
Michael W. Sumruld becomes Senior Vice President and CFO on January 1, 2026, replacing Alan R. Curtis, who retires at the end of 2025.
Sumruld's 2026 annual base salary is $505,000, with a long-term incentive award of $1,515,000 and a 2026 annual bonus target of 90% of base salary.
Roger Jenkins is elected as an independent, non-executive Class III director effective January 1, 2026, with a term extending to the 2028 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Sumruld joined Oceaneering in September 2025 as Senior Vice President, Finance, after serving as CFO of Parker Drilling Company.
Fastenal said CEO Daniel Florness will step out of the role on July 16, 2026, and resign from the Board on the same date, with no disagreement with the company or Board cited. The Board appointed President and Chief Sales Officer Jeffery M. Watts as his successor, and Florness will serve as a Strategic Advisor until early 2028 to support the transition.
Florness will step out as CEO and leave the Board effective July 16, 2026, and told the Board of the decision on December 19, 2025.
Watts, currently President and Chief Sales Officer, was appointed CEO on December 19, 2025, effective July 16, 2026.
Florness is expected to serve as a Strategic Advisor to the new CEO until early 2028, with compensation to be set by the Compensation Committee in 2026.
Florness will keep his current CEO pay through 2026; Watts is expected to join the Board after shareholders re-elect Florness at the next annual meeting.
Coty's board appointed Markus Strobel, a former Procter & Gamble executive, as Executive Chairman and Interim CEO effective January 1, 2026. Sue Nabi will leave the CEO role on December 31, 2025, and Peter Harf resigns as chairman on the same date, so the leadership transition affects shareholders directly.
Markus Strobel becomes Executive Chairman and Interim CEO effective January 1, 2026, with a base salary of $1,250,000 that drops to $1,000,000 once he is no longer interim CEO.
Sue Nabi ceases to be CEO effective December 31, 2025, and receives a lump sum of approximately $1,741,575 in lieu of notice, with about 2,083,333 restricted stock units vesting on January 2, 2026.
Peter Harf resigns as Chairman and director effective December 31, 2025, after serving as chairman since 2020.
Patricia Capel joins the board effective January 1, 2026, and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee on the same date.
Peabody Energy's board has started an active search for a successor to CEO James Grech, who is approaching retirement eligibility. Under a Transition and Consulting Agreement effective December 17, 2025, Grech stays as CEO until May 15, 2028, then serves in an advisory role until May 15, 2030, which gives shareholders a defined leadership handover timeline.
Grech remains CEO until the Transition Date of May 15, 2028, and is expected to stay on the board until then.
After the transition, Grech will serve in an advisory capacity until May 15, 2030, at a consulting fee of $1,500,000 per year.
The company says the agreement is part of succession planning and not the result of any disagreement over operations, policies or practices.
Shift4 Payments said Executive Chairman Jared Isaacman resigned from the board after being sworn in as NASA Administrator on December 18, 2025, and Taylor Lauber was appointed Chairman. Isaacman's agreement with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics also calls for him to vote about 25% of his affiliated voting power under a letter agreement, and he plans to collapse the company's Up-C structure within 60 days, which would end the company's status as a controlled company under NYSE rules.
Isaacman was sworn in as NASA's 15th Administrator on December 18, 2025, after a Senate confirmation vote on December 17, 2025.
Taylor Lauber was appointed Chairman of the Board, effective upon Isaacman's confirmation.
Isaacman has represented he intends to convert his equity units and Class B and Class C shares into Class A shares and terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement within 60 days.
Shift4 will no longer be a controlled company under NYSE governance standards as a result of these transactions.
Phibro Animal Health said CEO and President Jack Bendheim will resign effective July 1, 2026, and become Executive Chairman while remaining Chairman of the Board. Executive Vice President Dani Bendheim, Jack Bendheim's son, will become CEO and President on that date, and the company said its Board unanimously supports the transition.
Jack Bendheim resigns as CEO and President effective July 1, 2026, and takes the role of Executive Chairman
Dani Bendheim, 53, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and a company employee since 1997, will become CEO and President
Dani Bendheim is the son of Jack Bendheim and the brother of director Jonathan Bendheim; both executives will enter new or amended employment agreements before the effective date
The filing contains no financial results or guidance
Marathon Petroleum said Maria A. Khoury, a former CFO at Danaher's life sciences unit and GE units, will become executive vice president and chief financial officer on January 19, 2026, succeeding John J. Quaid, who will stay with the company in a transition role. The filing gives her $800,000 base salary, a target bonus of 100% of salary, and a 2026 long-term incentive target of $2,400,000, which shareholders may track as part of executive pay.
Maria A. Khoury becomes executive vice president and CFO effective January 19, 2026
Base salary of $800,000 with a target annual bonus equal to 100% of salary
2026 long-term incentive target award of $2,400,000 and a one-time restricted stock unit grant valued at $275,000
John J. Quaid ceases to be CFO on the effective date and will remain in a non-executive transition role
Performance Food Group announced that Chairman and CEO George Holm will retire as CEO effective January 1, 2026, and become Executive Chair. President and COO Scott McPherson will succeed him as CEO and join the board on the same date. The filing describes the change as a planned succession process, with no financial results disclosed.
Scott McPherson, 55, becomes CEO and President and joins the board of 14 directors effective January 1, 2026, up from 13
George Holm becomes Executive Chair; his fiscal 2026 salary is reduced to $600,000 for the remainder of the year
McPherson's base salary rises to $1 million, with a 150% annual cash incentive target and a $6 million long-term equity target
McPherson receives a $1,750,000 equity grant on January 1, 2026, 60% performance shares tied to relative total shareholder return and 40% time-based restricted stock
Helix Energy Solutions Group said CEO and board member Owen Kratz has told the board he intends to retire. He will stay in the CEO role until the board appoints a successor, and the company says it is focused on continuity and a smooth transition. The filing gives no financial results or guidance, so the main shareholder impact is the pending change in top leadership.
Owen Kratz informed the board on December 17, 2025 of his intention to retire as President and CEO.
Kratz will continue as CEO until the board appoints a successor.
Kratz joined Helix (then Cal Dive International) in 1984 and was first appointed CEO in 1997.
Board Chairman Bill Transier said the board is seeking a next CEO with proven experience as a global business leader.
Essential Properties Realty Trust announced that Robert W. Salisbury, CFA, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2026, replacing Mark E. Patten, who resigns effective December 31, 2025. Salisbury has been a Senior Vice President in the company's finance department since 2023, leading capital markets and investor relations, so the change moves an internal executive into the top finance role.
Robert W. Salisbury, CFA, 43, named EVP and CFO effective January 1, 2026
Mark E. Patten resigns as CFO effective December 31, 2025, to pursue a new professional opportunity
Company states Patten's departure is not due to any disagreement on accounting, disclosure or internal controls
Salisbury's compensation as CFO will be determined at a later time
Fulton Financial said its president, Angela Snyder, will retire December 31, 2025, and that Chairman and CEO Curtis Myers will also take on the title of president from January 1, 2026. Snyder will serve as a consultant through December 31, 2026 for a $600,000 lump-sum fee, and will remain a director of Fulton Bank. The changes consolidate top leadership roles under one executive.
Angela Snyder retires as president effective December 31, 2025, and enters a consulting agreement running January 1 to December 31, 2026
Snyder receives a $600,000 lump-sum payment on or about January 1, 2026, plus reasonable expense reimbursement
Curtis Myers, 57, becomes Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Fulton and Fulton Bank effective January 1, 2026
Five9 said its board appointed Amit Mathradas as chief executive officer and Class III director, effective February 2, 2026, and Michael Burkland will stop serving as CEO on that date. Burkland will remain on the board under his July 31, 2025 employment transition agreement. The filing sets out Mathradas' pay package, including a $600,000 base salary, a $12.5 million RSU award and a $14.0 million target PRSU award, which matters to shareholders as the terms of a CEO change.
Amit Mathradas becomes CEO and a Class III director effective February 2, 2026, with his term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting
Michael Burkland stops serving as CEO on the effective date and continues on the board under his July 31, 2025 transition agreement
Offer letter dated December 15, 2025 provides a $600,000 base salary, a target bonus of 100% of base salary, and a $550,000 sign-on bonus
Equity grants include a $12.5 million RSU award and a $14.0 million target PRSU award tied to relative total stockholder return
PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced leadership changes approved by their boards on December 11, 2025, effective January 1, 2026. Sumeet Singh will become CEO of the Utility, and Carla Peterman will become President of PG&E Corporation, and the Utility's bylaws were amended to clarify the CEO role.
Sumeet Singh, currently EVP, Operations and COO of the Utility, becomes CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and EVP, Energy Delivery, effective January 1, 2026
Carla Peterman is elected President of PG&E Corporation and EVP, Customer and Corporate Affairs, effective January 1, 2026
Marlene Santos and Jason Glickman take new EVP roles in enterprise transformation and strategy and growth
Utility's Amended and Restated Bylaws took effect December 11, 2025; the filing describes the changes as clarifying and largely non-substantive
Sun Communities said Mark E. Patten, formerly CFO of Essential Properties Realty Trust, will become its Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer on January 5, 2026, succeeding Fernando Castro-Caratini. The filing also details compensation for Patten and transition agreements for Castro-Caratini and former CEO Gary A. Shiffman, whose transition terms include equity vesting and monthly consulting pay.
Mark E. Patten's base salary is $600,000, with a target annual bonus of 100% of base salary and a 2026 bonus of not less than target.
Patten's package includes a retention restricted stock grant with a target value of $3.5 million, a retention cash bonus of up to $2.3 million, relocation benefits of $100,000, and a 2026 restricted share grant with a target value of $2.0 m
Castro-Caratini will serve as a Senior Adviser through June 30, 2026 at $45,833 per month, and 35,200 restricted shares vest on December 30, 2025.
Shiffman, who retired as CEO effective October 1, 2025, will serve as a Senior Adviser through March 31, 2026 at $75,000 per month, and 118,000 restricted shares vest on January 2, 2026.
Benchmark Electronics disclosed compensation changes tied to its CEO succession plan. David Moezidis, who will succeed Jeffrey W. Benck as chief executive upon Benck's retirement on March 31, 2026, was promoted to President, and his base salary and target bonus were increased. The filing reports leadership transition details rather than financial results.
David Moezidis will succeed Jeffrey W. Benck as CEO when Benck retires on March 31, 2026.
Moezidis' base salary rises from $546,300 to $650,000 following his promotion to President.
His target annual cash incentive rises from $409,725 to $487,500, with the target still 75% of salary.
David L. Cummings recently succeeded Moezidis as Chief Commercial Officer.
EastGroup Properties announced a set of executive leadership changes effective January 1, 2026, including Reid Dunbar as President and Staci Tyler as Chief Financial Officer, with Brent Wood moving to a new Chief Operating Officer role. The company also said Executive Vice President John Coleman will retire on June 30, 2026, and Todd Johnson will succeed him, which shows continuity in senior management for shareholders.
Reid Dunbar becomes President effective January 1, 2026, and will oversee capital allocation decisions and play a larger role in corporate strategy and investor relations.
Staci Tyler becomes Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, replacing Brent Wood in that role.
Brent Wood takes on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer, overseeing leasing and property management for the portfolio of approximately 65 million square feet.
John Coleman retires as Executive Vice President of the Eastern Region on June 30, 2026; Todd Johnson will succeed him.
Vestis said CFO Kelly Janzen will leave the company effective December 31, 2025, to pursue other opportunities, and that the resignation is not due to a disagreement with the company or its board. Adam K. Bowen, the company's vice president of financial planning and analysis, was appointed interim chief financial officer effective December 16, 2025, while the board searches for a permanent CFO. The company also reaffirmed its fiscal year 2026 financial guidance.
Janzen gave notice on December 10, 2025; her resignation takes effect December 31, 2025, and she remains in her role until then.
Bowen's annual base salary is $400,000, with a target bonus of 35% of base salary, effective December 13, 2025.
Vestis reaffirmed its full-year 2026 financial guidance, as first announced in its December 1, 2025 earnings release.
Kraft Heinz appointed Steve Cahillane, former CEO of Kellanova, as chief executive officer and board member effective January 1, 2026. Carlos Abrams-Rivera steps down as CEO on the same date and stays as a senior advisor until March 6, 2026, and John T. Cahill will become Board Chair in place of Miguel Patricio. The filing ties the change to the company's planned separation into two public companies, expected to close in the second half of 2026.
Steve Cahillane's base salary is $1,400,000, with a target annual bonus of 225% of base salary.
His target annual equity award is $9,000,000, plus a one-time sign-on award with a target value of $11,000,000, granted on or about January 30, 2026.
Abrams-Rivera's Separation Agreement provides no further bonuses or equity grants, with severance subject to a release of claims.
Kraft Heinz expects the planned separation to close in the second half of 2026.
Murphy USA said CEO R. Andrew Clyde will retire as CEO and from the Board effective December 31, 2025, with President and COO Mindy K. West becoming CEO and a Board member on January 1, 2026. The filing also details a severance protection agreement for West and a transition agreement for Clyde, which keeps him employed through February 28, 2026 and as an advisor through February 28, 2027.
R. Andrew Clyde retires as CEO and director effective December 31, 2025, as previously announced on October 29, 2025.
Mindy K. West becomes CEO and a Board member effective January 1, 2026.
West's severance protection agreement, dated December 11, 2025, pays two times salary plus target bonus on a termination without cause or for good reason within 24 months after a change in control.
Clyde's transition agreement runs through February 28, 2026 as an employee, then as an advisor through February 28, 2027.
Booz Allen Hamilton's Chief Financial Officer, Matthew Calderone, informed the company on December 11, 2025 that he will resign effective February 1, 2026, to pursue another opportunity outside the industry. The company has started a search for a permanent CFO, and Chief Operating Officer Kristine Martin Anderson will serve as interim CFO in the meantime.
Matthew A. Calderone, EVP and CFO, resigns effective February 1, 2026
Notice given to the company on December 11, 2025
Kristine Martin Anderson, EVP and COO, will act as interim CFO until a permanent replacement is named
XPO said founder Bradley S. Jacobs will step down from the Board on December 31, 2025, and move from Executive Chairman to Special Advisor until June 30, 2026, keeping his same salary and bonus during that period. Director Mario Harik, who is also CEO, will become Board Chairman effective January 1, 2026, consolidating the chairman and chief executive roles under one person.
Bradley S. Jacobs leaves the Board effective December 31, 2025
Jacobs becomes Special Advisor until June 30, 2026, keeping his same salary and bonus
Mario Harik appointed Board Chairman effective January 1, 2026; he remains CEO
Talen Energy's board made several executive changes effective December 15, 2025, including a new Chief Financial Officer, Cole Muller, replacing Terry Nutt, who becomes President. Mac McFarland remains Chief Executive Officer, and General Counsel John Wander plans to retire at the end of June 2026. The filing also describes a plan to settle up to 60% of certain 2026 equity awards in cash, which the company says would reduce the number of shares issued to the public market.
Terry Nutt resigned as CFO and was appointed President, effective immediately; Cole Muller was appointed CFO, effective immediately.
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary John Wander intends to retire at the end of June 2026, and the company will conduct a search for his replacement.
Illustrative example at an assumed $400 share price: about $369 million in cash settlement and about 680,000 shares issued, versus about 2,573,000 shares without partial cash settlement.
Executive employment agreements now run through February 28, 2027, with automatic annual renewals unless 90 days' notice is given.
PACCAR said Kevin D. Baney will be promoted to President effective January 1, 2026, and John N. Rich to Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer on the same date. The changes reshape senior leadership responsibilities, with Baney taking on PACCAR Parts and Rich overseeing global technology initiatives and Peterbilt Motors Company.
Kevin D. Baney, 55, promoted to President effective January 1, 2026; has worked at PACCAR 31 years
Baney keeps DAF Trucks, PACCAR Financial Services and Investor Relations, and adds PACCAR Parts
John N. Rich promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer effective January 1, 2026
Rich oversees global technology initiatives and Peterbilt Motors Company; Laura J. Bloch keeps Kenworth and adds Dynacraft
GXO Logistics appointed Bart Beeks, formerly chief operating officer of CEVA Logistics, as its new chief operating officer, effective January 2, 2026, in a newly created role that will lead the company's global operational excellence agenda and report to CEO Patrick Kelleher. The filing sets a base salary of $550,000 and a target annual bonus of 100% of base salary, and the appointment is a senior executive change that shareholders may watch as part of the company's operating model.
Bart Beeks, age 56, appointed chief operating officer, effective January 2, 2026; role is newly created and reports to CEO Patrick Kelleher
Term sheet sets base salary at $550,000 and target annual bonus at 100% of base salary
Target total grant date value for 2026 annual equity awards is no less than $750,000
Beeks most recently served as chief operating officer of CEVA Logistics from June 2020 through June 2025
Ryder System's chairman and chief executive, Robert E. Sanchez, will retire as CEO effective March 31, 2026, and become executive chair. President and COO John J. Diez will succeed him as CEO and join the board on the same date, as part of a succession plan approved by the board.
Robert E. Sanchez, 60, retires as CEO on March 31, 2026 and becomes executive chair, with an annual salary of $800,000.
John J. Diez, 54, will become CEO and a director effective March 31, 2026; his salary rises to $950,000 and his target bonus to 150% of salary.
Diez's long-term incentive target value is set at $6,250,000, granted February 6, 2026; Sanchez's is $4,700,000.
Sanchez will receive no severance in connection with his retirement as CEO.
Badger Meter announced several executive appointments effective January 1, 2026, including Robert Wrocklage moving from Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President – North America Municipal Utility and Daniel Weltzien becoming Vice President – Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. The company also amended and restated key executive employment agreements, including the CEO's, which set change-in-control severance terms. The filing reports no financial results, and the changes are mainly leadership and compensation updates.
Robert Wrocklage, Senior Vice President – CFO since 2019, becomes Executive Vice President – North America Municipal Utility on January 1, 2026, with base salary rising to $550,000
Daniel Weltzien, currently Vice President – Controller and Treasurer, becomes Vice President – CFO and Treasurer on January 1, 2026, with base salary rising to $390,000
Amended executive employment agreements provide severance of three times annual cash compensation for CEO Kenneth Bockhorst and two times for other executive officers after a qualifying termination following a change in control
Helmerich & Payne CEO John Lindsay will retire as CEO and director after the March 4, 2026 Annual Meeting, and the Board has appointed President Raymond John "Trey" Adams III to succeed him. The filing says the retirement is not the result of any disagreement with the company on operations, policies or practices, and Lindsay will serve as a senior advisor through December 31, 2026 to support the transition.
Lindsay retires as CEO and director after the Annual Meeting on March 4, 2026.
Adams, 40, has been President since October 2025 and has worked at the company since 2008; the Board has nominated him for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting.
Lindsay will receive his base salary, a short-term cash incentive of 50% of his fiscal 2025 award for the first five months of fiscal 2026, and 77,818 restricted shares with a 1-year vesting period.
BNY's Board elected Charles F. Lowrey, former Prudential Financial CEO, as an independent director effective February 15, 2026, expanding the Board to 12 directors. The Human Resources and Compensation Committee also approved an equity award to Chairman and CEO Robin Vince, with a grant date value of $25.0 million in restricted stock units plus 869,263 stock options, which vest or become exercisable over five and six years.
Charles F. Lowrey elected as an independent director, effective February 15, 2026; Board will have 12 directors
Lowrey has been Executive Chairman of Prudential Financial since April 2025 and was its CEO from December 2018 until March 2025
On December 8, 2025, the HRCC unanimously approved an award to CEO Robin Vince of RSUs valued at $25.0 million at grant plus 869,263 stock options
RSUs and options vest or become exercisable in two equal installments on the fifth and sixth anniversaries of the grant date
lululemon said CEO Calvin McDonald will step down effective January 31, 2026, with CFO Meghan Frank and André Maestrini serving as interim co-CEOs while the board searches for a permanent CEO. In the same day's filing, third-quarter net revenue rose 7% to $2.6 billion, but income from operations fell 11% and diluted EPS fell to $2.59 from $2.87. The board also approved a $1.0 billion increase to the stock repurchase program.
Calvin McDonald steps down as CEO and director effective January 31, 2026, and serves as senior advisor through March 31, 2026
Meghan Frank and André Maestrini named interim co-CEOs effective January 31, 2026; Marti Morfitt appointed executive chair effective immediately
Third-quarter net revenue rose 7% to $2.6 billion; diluted EPS was $2.59 versus $2.87 a year earlier
Board approved a $1.0 billion repurchase increase on December 3, 2025; about $1.6 billion remained authorized as of December 11, 2025
Altria said CEO William Gifford will retire as CEO and director effective May 14, 2026, at the close of its 2026 Annual Meeting, and the board elected CFO Salvatore Mancuso as his successor as CEO. Heather Newman, currently Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, was elected CFO on the same effective date. The changes put a new CEO and CFO in place for shareholders, though the filing does not disclose Mancuso's compensation, which the board will set later.
Billy Gifford retires as CEO and director effective May 14, 2026; he will consult for Altria through at least the end of 2026
Salvatore Mancuso, 60, currently Executive Vice President and CFO, elected CEO effective May 14, 2026
Heather Newman, 48, elected CFO effective May 14, 2026; received a special RSU grant valued at $1,500,000 vesting November 20, 2030
Berkshire Hathaway said CFO Marc Hamburg will resign as Chief Financial Officer on June 1, 2026 and retire on June 1, 2027, and that Charles C. Chang, currently CFO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, will succeed him on June 1, 2026. The December 8, 2025 press release also named new leaders at GEICO, the consumer products and retailing businesses and general counsel, and said Gregory E. Abel will become President and CEO of Berkshire on January 1, 2026, which changes top leadership across several units.
Marc D. Hamburg resigns as CFO June 1, 2026 and retires June 1, 2027, after 40 years of service.
Charles C. Chang, 57, succeeds Hamburg as SVP and CFO on June 1, 2026; he has been BHE's CFO since October 1, 2024.
Chang's compensation arrangements have not been finalized and will be disclosed in an amended 8-K.
Gregory E. Abel becomes President and CEO on January 1, 2026; Nancy L. Pierce named GEICO CEO effective immediately after Todd A. Combs resigned to join JPMorgan Chase.
Certara appointed Jon Resnick, president of IQVIA's U.S. and Canada regional business, as chief executive officer effective January 1, 2026, succeeding William Feehery, who departs as CEO and director on December 31, 2025. Resnick also joins the board, and the company reaffirmed its 2025 full-year financial outlook, which means the leadership change does not come with a revised forecast.
Resnick receives an initial annual base salary of $750,000 and a target bonus of 100% of salary.
A make-whole restricted stock unit grant with a target value of $6,500,000 vests over the first two yearly anniversaries of the start date.
Feehery will receive a consulting fee of $20,000 per month and pro-rata vesting of equity awards granted in May 2025; either party can end the consulting arrangement with five days' notice.
The company reaffirmed its 2025 full-year financial outlook, as previously disclosed on November 6, 2025.
Coca-Cola's board elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Henrique Braun as chief executive, effective March 31, 2026. On that date, current CEO James Quincey will become Executive Chairman. The filing gives no financial results or figures, so the change is a leadership succession rather than a change to reported performance.
Henrique Braun, 57, joined Coca-Cola in 1996 and has been EVP and COO since January 2025.
James Quincey, CEO since 2017, transitions to Executive Chairman on March 31, 2026.
The board intends to nominate Braun for election as a director at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareowners.
A press release dated December 10, 2025 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Ball Corporation's board approved the appointment of Scott Vail as Chief Supply Chain and Operations Officer on December 10, 2025. Vail previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Reynolds Consumer Products and held prior roles at Ball, so the filing reflects a senior operations leadership hire.
Vail's pay includes a $600,000 annual base salary, a one-time $345,000 lump sum bonus and a one-time restricted stock unit award valued at $1,000,000 vesting pro rata over three years.
From 2026, Vail is eligible for an annual cash incentive target of 80% of base salary and long-term equity awards with a target value of 180% of base salary.
Vail began at Ball in 2021 as Vice President of Operations for Beverage Packaging North and Central America and was President of Metal Container Corporation from 2019 to 2021.
Dropbox said CFO Timothy Regan will resign effective December 16, 2025, and Ross Tennenbaum, formerly President at Avalara, will succeed him as Chief Financial Officer on the same date. The company also said its fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results are expected to be in line with or above previously provided guidance ranges, which matters to shareholders because it is the company's first update on those results in the filing.
Timothy Regan resigns as CFO effective December 16, 2025, and remains a non-executive employee through March 15, 2026, with a one-time $250,000 advisory fee in December 2025
Ross Tennenbaum, 47, appointed CFO effective December 16, 2025, with a $550,000 base salary and a $23,250,000 RSU grant
Dropbox expects fourth quarter and fiscal 2025 results in line with or above guidance ranges given November 6, 2025
XBiotech's President and CEO John Simard is retiring effective December 8, 2025, and will remain Chairman of the Board. Chief Scientific Officer Sushma Shivaswamy has been named interim CEO while keeping her scientific role, with her base salary raised to $750,000; a permanent CEO has not yet been appointed.
John Simard retires as President and CEO effective December 8, 2025, and stays on as Chairman of the Board
Sushma Shivaswamy, 47, named interim CEO effective December 8, 2025, while continuing as Chief Scientific Officer
Shivaswamy's annual base salary increased to $750,000; bonus and full remuneration package to be set by the Compensation Committee later
Simard will serve in a consulting role; the company intends to pay the Severance Amount under his employment agreement
Asbury Automotive Group said David Hult will step down as President and CEO and become Executive Chairman after its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, expected in May 2026. Chief Operating Officer Daniel Clara will become President and CEO on that date, and the company expects to nominate him to the Board. The filing covers leadership succession and Hult's amended employment terms, and it does not include financial results.
Transition takes effect after the 2026 Annual Meeting, expected in May 2026; Hult notified the company of his decision on December 4, 2025.
Hult's base salary is $750,000 through December 31, 2026, then $525,000 for 2027 and $300,000 from January 1, 2028.
If Hult is terminated without cause before December 31, 2027, he would receive 200% of base salary, 100% of target bonus, and 100% vesting of equity awards.
Clara's compensation arrangement as CEO has not been determined; the company will file an amendment when it is set.
Graphic Packaging CEO Michael P. Doss will leave his roles on December 31, 2025, after serving as CEO since 2016. Robbert Rietbroek, former CEO of Primo Brands Corporation, becomes President and CEO and a board member on January 1, 2026, and the filing sets out his pay and severance terms.
Doss's employment and board service end at the end of the day on December 31, 2025; the filing says he is expected to receive separation benefits under his 2015 employment agreement.
Rietbroek, 52, was CEO of Primo Brands Corporation from November 2024 to November 2025.
Rietbroek's employment agreement provides a base salary of $1,350,000, a target long-term incentive of not less than 560% of base salary, and a one-time $4,000,000 restricted stock unit grant.
In a separate announcement the company updated its full-year 2025 guidance; the figures are not included in this filing.
ATI Inc. appointed J. Robert Foster as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2026, succeeding Donald Newman, who retires March 1, 2026. The filing also discloses that Chief Human Resources Officer Tina K. Busch resigned on December 5, 2025, and that the company reiterated its fourth quarter and full year 2025 guidance.
Foster's base salary is $625,000, with a 2026 annual incentive target of 80% of salary and a 2026 long-term incentive grant value of 200% of salary.
Newman remains CFO through December 31, 2025, then serves as Strategic Advisor to the CEO beginning January 1, 2026.
Busch resigned as Chief Human Resources Officer on December 5, 2025; the company will search for a successor.
Busch's consulting agreement runs through January 2027, with non-compete and non-solicitation restrictions through January 2028.
Ingevity announced that CFO Mary Dean Hall will leave her role effective May 1, 2026, and will advise the company for one year afterward. Phillip J. Platt, the current senior vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, will succeed her as CFO on the same date. The company also said Performance Chemicals president Richard White will depart on May 1, 2026, after moving to a special projects role on January 1, 2026. The filing contains no financial results, so the changes matter to shareholders mainly as a change in the finance leadership.
Mary Dean Hall's CFO role ends May 1, 2026; she will advise the company in an advisory capacity for one year.
Phillip J. Platt, age 44, who joined in 2015, is named SVP and CFO effective May 1, 2026. He is a certified public accountant.
Richard White, SVP and president of Performance Chemicals, moves to a special projects role January 1, 2026 and departs May 1, 2026.
Reid Clontz Jr. was appointed SVP, Operations, effective December 8, 2025.
Apple said Jennifer Newstead will become its general counsel on March 1, 2026, succeeding Kate Adams, who has held the role since 2017. Newstead joins as senior vice president in January and reports to CEO Tim Cook, while Adams stays on to lead government affairs until her retirement in late 2026.
Jennifer Newstead becomes general counsel on March 1, 2026, after joining as senior vice president in January 2026
Kate Adams, general counsel since 2017, remains at Apple to oversee government affairs until her retirement in late 2026
Newstead will report to CEO Tim Cook and serve on Apple's executive team
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