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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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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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Ocular Therapeutix's board elected Riad Sherif, M.D., as a director effective November 6, 2026, and director Seung Suh Hong gave notice of his resignation effective December 31, 2026. The filing says Hong's resignation is not due to any disagreement with the board or management, and Sherif receives the same non-employee director compensation as other outside directors.
- Riad Sherif, M.D., 58, elected to the board effective November 6, 2026 as a Class I director, serving until the 2027 annual meeting
- Sherif received an option for 88,000 shares at $6.60 per share and a restricted stock unit award for 28,000 shares, vesting annually over three years
- Sherif is CEO and a board member of Oculis Holding AG; he previously held roles at Novartis and Alcon
- Seung Suh Hong, Ph.D., resigns from the board effective December 31, 2026
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Brady Corporation said two new directors, Scott J. Robinson and Kenneth J. Spangler, joined its Board effective November 9, 2026, and that director Patrick W. Allender will retire and not stand for re-election at the upcoming Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Robinson joins the Audit Committee and Spangler joins the Technology Committee, and each will receive a $160,000 stock award. The filing is a board composition change and does not report financial results or guidance.
- Scott J. Robinson and Kenneth J. Spangler join the Board effective November 9, 2026; both were elected November 6, 2026.
- Patrick W. Allender, who served 19 years on the Board, notified the Board on November 6, 2026 of his retirement.
- Robinson joins the Audit Committee and Spangler joins the Technology Committee.
- Each new director will receive a $160,000 fair value award of unrestricted Class A Nonvoting Common Stock, dated November 9, 2026.
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WaFd, Inc. disclosed a November 2, 2026 letter agreement with Chief Experience Officer Cathy E. Cooper providing a $1,650,000 lump-sum payment tied to the pending merger with EverBank Financial Corp. Cooper must remain employed through the merger closing to receive it, and in exchange she will waive certain good reason triggers under her change of control agreement arising from her transition to a new role at the surviving company.
- Lump-sum Continuity Payment of $1,650,000, payable within 60 days after the Merger closes
- Payment requires Cooper's continued employment through the Closing
- Cooper waives certain good reason triggers under her change of control agreement effective at Closing
- Merger Agreement with EverBank Financial Corp was signed September 6, 2026
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