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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Lithia Motors (LAD)

Lithia Motors: Tech chief George Hines to step down as executive effective March 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Lithia Motors said George Hines, its Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation and Technology Officer, will transition out of that executive role effective March 1, 2026, as the company aligns technology teams more closely with the businesses they support. Core technology functions will now report to CFO Tina Miller and Chief Customer Officer Dianna du Preez. Mr. Hines will stay on in a non-executive role and continue on the Pinewood.AI board.

Key points

  • George Hines leaves his role as SVP, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer effective March 1, 2026
  • Core technology functions move to report to Tina Miller, CFO, and Dianna du Preez, Chief Customer Officer
  • Mr. Hines remains with the company in a non-executive role and continues on the Pinewood.AI public board

The filing

CompanyLithia Motors (LAD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 13, 2026, 4:33 PM ET
Accession number0001023128-26-000006

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 12:57 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 February 13, 2026.

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