Humana expands board to 13, elects Paul Smith and Frederick Crawford as directors
Humana's board increased its size from eleven to thirteen seats on July 28, 2026, and elected Frederick J. Crawford and Paul J. Smith as directors effective that day. The board determined both are independent under NYSE standards, and committee assignments have not yet been decided. The filing involves no financial results or guidance changes, but it adds two new directors to the board.
Key points
- Board expanded from eleven to thirteen authorized directors on July 28, 2026.
- Frederick J. Crawford is a former President and Chief Operating Officer of Aflac and a former CFO of several insurers.
- Paul J. Smith is Chief Commercial Officer at Anthropic PBC and previously held senior roles at ServiceNow, Salesforce and Microsoft.
- Both directors will receive restricted stock units under the director compensation program; no committee appointments have been made yet.
The filing
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