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KBR said its lead independent director, Wendy Masiello, and director Nchacha Etta will retire from its board, and Executive Vice President Mark Sopp will retire from the company, all effective upon completion of the planned Trinzic spin-off. KBR also announced the expected Trinzic board, with Masiello as chair and Michael LaRouche as president and CEO-designate, and the spin-off is targeted for January 4, 2027, subject to final board approval.
- Masiello (Lead Independent Director) and Etta (board member) notified KBR on November 5, 2026 of their retirements, effective upon completion of the spin-off
- Sopp, Executive Vice President, Strategic Transactions, notified KBR on November 6, 2026 of his retirement and will receive no severance payments or benefits
- KBR said the retirements were not the result of any disagreement with KBR on its operations, policies or practices
- The spin-off is targeted for January 4, 2027, and Trinzic's board will have eight members, with Masiello as chair
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Stryker's board increased its size from 11 to 12 directors and elected James E. Davis, CEO and President of Quest Diagnostics, to fill the new seat. The election takes effect January 1, 2027, and Davis has not yet been assigned to any board committee.
- Board expanded from 11 to 12 authorized directors on November 3, 2026
- James E. Davis, CEO and President of Quest Diagnostics since November 2022, elected to fill the vacancy effective January 1, 2027
- Davis will receive non-employee director compensation consistent with other directors and will sign the company's standard director indemnification agreement
- No financial results or guidance were included in the filing
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Hims & Hers expanded its board from nine to ten directors and appointed Dr. Andrew Huberman, 51, effective immediately, as a director who is not independent under NYSE standards. The same week, the company's subsidiary agreed to pay Dr. Huberman a $3.5 million annual advisory fee and a separate company agreement pays his media company, Scicomm Media, $5 million a year, a related-party arrangement that shareholders may weigh against the board seat.
- Dr. Andrew Huberman, 51, appointed to the board on November 4, 2026, filling a newly created seat; not on any committee.
- Advisory Agreement dated November 5, 2026: $3,500,000 annual cash fee for two years, plus up to $1,000,000 per year for short-form videos.
- Marketing Agreement with Scicomm Media LLC, co-owned by Dr. Huberman: $5,000,000 annual fee for up to three years; his interest is about $2,100,000 annually.
- Director cash retainer of $50,000 and equity award valued at $250,000, prorated through the 2027 annual meeting.
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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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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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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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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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Azora Therapeutics appointed three new independent directors, Aida Habtezion, Paul Hastings and Thomas Soloway, effective November 3, 2026, and four directors resigned the same day, reducing the board to five members. Separately, 9,924,260 common shares were issued on conversion of Series A Preferred Stock, bringing common shares outstanding to 14,243,129 as of November 4, 2026.
- Three directors appointed November 3, 2026: Aida Habtezion, M.D., Paul Hastings and Thomas Soloway; the board was reduced to five members
- Four directors resigned effective November 3, 2026: J. Kermit Anderson, Cary J. Claiborne, Robertson H. Gilliland and Kevin Schuyler; Matthew Davidson was named board chair
- 9,924,260 common shares issued on automatic conversion of 9,924.260 Series A Preferred shares effective November 2, 2026; 3,006.341 preferred shares remain outstanding
- Company has not finalized non-employee director compensation; no equity awards granted to the new directors
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Vistance Networks CEO Chuck Treadway, who has led the company since October 2020, will step down as President, CEO and board member effective February 1, 2027, after resigning on November 4, 2026. The board has launched a search for a successor and retained an executive search firm, and Treadway's severance is contingent on signing a separation agreement with a general release.
- Treadway resigned November 4, 2026 and leaves the CEO role and board on February 1, 2027.
- Treadway's departure is treated as a resignation for good reason under his Severance Protection Agreement, with severance contingent on a separation agreement containing a general release.
- The company says it returned $16.50 per share to shareholders through special cash distributions in 2026, including a $1.50 per share distribution payable November 6, 2026.
- The company released third quarter 2026 results in a separate press release issued the same day, November 5, 2026.
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