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Mueller Industries' board appointed Devin K. Denner as a director effective January 1, 2027, to fill the seat vacated when Gary S. Gladstein retires from the board on December 31, 2026. The company also declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 17.5 cents per share, payable December 18, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 4, 2026.
- Devin K. Denner appointed to the board effective January 1, 2027, replacing Gary S. Gladstein, who retires December 31, 2026
- Denner's director pay: annual fee of $82,000 and new director initial equity grant with a grant-date fair value of $170,000, both prorated for the partial year
- Quarterly cash dividend of 17.5 cents per share payable December 18, 2026 to holders of record on December 4, 2026
- The board has determined Denner is independent under NYSE rules
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Five Star Bancorp appointed Christopher Myers, former President and CEO of CVB Financial Corp., to its Board of Directors effective November 4, 2026, and designated him Vice Chairperson. He will serve on the Strategy and Asset Liability Committees, and the filing says the appointment supports the bank's Southern California expansion.
- Appointment effective November 4, 2026; Myers serves on the Strategy and Asset Liability Committees
- Designated Vice Chairperson; the director compensation policy sets an annual Vice Chairperson cash retainer of $29,000 and equity grant of $29,000
- Myers was President and CEO of CVB Financial Corp. for nearly 15 years, retiring in 2020 when it had about $11.5 billion in assets
- Filing states there are no arrangements under which Myers was selected as a director
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Century Communities' board elected James Francescon, age 37, as President effective January 1, 2027, succeeding Robert J. Francescon in that role. Robert J. Francescon remains Chief Executive Officer and becomes the sole principal executive officer, while Executive Chairman Dale Francescon no longer shares that title. The filing discloses a $750,000 base salary and a promotional award of 35,008 restricted stock units for James Francescon, and it reports no financial results.
- Base salary of $750,000 and a target annual bonus of at least 200% of base salary, effective January 1, 2027.
- Promotional RSU award of 35,008 shares, granted November 4, 2026, vesting in three equal annual installments.
- Robert J. Francescon becomes sole principal executive officer; James Francescon is his son and Dale Francescon's nephew.
- Company announced the promotion in a press release dated November 9, 2026, as part of its succession planning.
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SM Energy appointed George Green as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective November 9, 2026. James Lebeck, who previously held the general counsel and corporate secretary roles, will remain as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Development Officer. The change is an executive reshuffle in the legal function and does not include any financial results or guidance.
- George Green appointed Senior Vice President – Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective November 9, 2026
- Green was General Counsel of PerkinElmer from June 2023 and previously Group Vice President and General Counsel at DCP Midstream from 2021 to 2023
- James Lebeck will continue as Executive Vice President – Chief Corporate Development Officer
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Sonoco said CEO R. Howard Coker will retire as director, president and chief executive officer effective December 31, 2026. The board named Ernest D. Haynes III, the company's president of Global Consumer Packaging, to succeed him as CEO and as a director on that date.
- Coker's retirement is effective December 31, 2026; the board accepted his notice dated November 6, 2026.
- Haynes, who joined Sonoco in 1997, has an annual base salary of $1,100,004 and a bonus target of 120% of salary.
- CFO Paul Joachimczyk received a $1,500,000 restricted stock unit retention award that cliff vests on the second anniversary of the grant date.
- Sonoco leadership, including Coker, Haynes and Joachimczyk, will present at an R.W. Baird conference webcast on November 10, 2026, starting 7:20 a.m. Central Time.
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Newell Brands expanded its board from eight to nine members and elected William "Bill" Newlands as a director, effective January 1, 2027. Newlands previously served as President and CEO of Constellation Brands from 2019 to April 2026, and the filing says his experience in consumer brand strategy and capital allocation will be valuable to the company.
- Board size increases from eight to nine members; Newlands' election takes effect January 1, 2027.
- Newlands will serve on the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Human Capital Committee from January 1, 2027.
- Newlands will receive the same compensation as the company's other non-employee directors, per the March 26, 2026 proxy statement.
- Filing states there are no arrangements under which he was selected and no reportable related-party transactions.
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LKQ Corporation said Salvatore A. Abbate will become President and Chief Executive Officer and join the Board effective November 9, 2026, earlier than the previously announced December 15, 2026 start date. The change ends the interim Office of the CEO led by Chairman John Mendel and Audit Committee Chair Sue Gove, which had overseen operations since October 23, 2026.
- Abbate's start date moved from December 15, 2026 to November 9, 2026
- Abbate becomes principal executive officer for SEC rules on November 9, 2026
- Interim Office of the CEO, Mendel and Gove, which oversaw operations since October 23, concludes
- Chairman Mendel said the Board has full confidence in Abbate
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Evolv Technologies named Jason Blessing, age 55, as an independent director effective November 6, 2026, filling a Class III seat until the 2027 annual meeting. He also joins the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, and the board determined he meets audit committee independence requirements and qualifies as an audit committee financial expert.
- Appointed effective November 6, 2026, to serve as a Class III director until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders
- Joins the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
- Previously served as President and CEO of Model N, Inc. from May 2018 to September 2024, and as a Model N director until August 2026
- Will receive compensation as a non-employee director under the company's Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy
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SiriusXM announced that Board director Anjali Sud, current CEO of Tubi, will become Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2027, succeeding Jennifer C. Witz, who steps down as CEO and board member at the end of December 31, 2026. Sud's employment agreement sets a $2,600,000 base salary, a target bonus of two times salary, and equity awards including a $10,000,000 sign-on grant, which shareholders can track in the filing.
- Anjali Sud, 43, becomes CEO effective January 1, 2027, and will remain on the Board
- Sud's employment agreement sets a $2,600,000 base salary and a target bonus equal to two times base salary
- Sud's package includes a $10,000,000 sign-on RSU grant and $4,500,000 in time-based and $4,500,000 in performance-based RSUs
- Witz will serve as an advisory consultant from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2027 at $175,000 per month
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Goodyear appointed Roger Wood, a current board member, as interim chief executive officer and president effective November 8, 2026, replacing Mark Stewart, who also resigned from the board. The company will search for a permanent successor while a board special committee continues a strategic review of its businesses and operations.
- Wood's salary is $310,000 per month, plus a monthly restricted stock unit grant with a grant date value of $1,000,000 for up to five months or until a permanent successor is hired.
- Stewart's separation is classified as a termination other than for Cause under the company's Executive Severance and Change in Control Plan.
- Wood will step down as chair of the board's human capital and compensation committee and will not serve on the Human Capital and Compensation or Governance Committees while interim CEO.
- Jerome Rouquet will become executive vice president and chief financial officer effective December 1, 2026, succeeding interim CFO Scott Deakin.
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