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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cigna (CI)

Cigna names Brian Evanko CEO effective July 1, 2026; reaffirms 2026 outlook

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

The Cigna Group said Brian Evanko, its president and chief operating officer, will become chief executive on July 1, 2026, succeeding David Cordani, who retires as CEO and becomes executive chair. Evanko also joins the board effective April 1, 2026, and the company reaffirmed its 2026 outlook, including adjusted income from operations of at least $30.25 per share. For shareholders, the filing sets a planned leadership transition and leaves the 2026 financial outlook unchanged.

Key points

  • Brian Evanko, 49, becomes CEO on July 1, 2026; he has been president and chief operating officer since March 2025 and was chief financial officer from January 2021 to January 2024
  • David Cordani retires as CEO on July 1, 2026 and becomes executive chair; Eric Wiseman becomes Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee as Eric Foss becomes lead independent director on April 1, 2026
  • Evanko's annual base salary will be $1.3 million and his long-term incentive target $15.1 million, effective July 1, 2026
  • Reaffirmed 2026 outlook: adjusted income from operations of at least $30.25 per share, Evernorth pre-tax adjusted income of at least $6.9 billion, and Cigna Healthcare pre-tax adjusted income of at least $4.5 billion

The filing

CompanyCigna (CI)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 3, 2026, 7:42 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-26-007450

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 03, 2026.

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