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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · UL Solutions (ULS)

UL Solutions names Alex Dadakis TIC president, Zhou moves to special advisor role

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

UL Solutions announced executive changes effective September 1, 2025. Weifang Zhou, president of Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC), moves to a non-executive special advisor role until his planned retirement on June 30, 2027, and Alex Dadakis succeeds him as TIC president. Gitte Schjøtz takes over Dadakis's role as Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer, and the filing states no changes to the compensation of the three executives.

Key points

  • Alex Dadakis, age 39, becomes EVP and President, Testing, Inspection and Certification on September 1, 2025; he has been EVP, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer since January 2025
  • Gitte Schjøtz, age 54, becomes EVP, Chief Business Operations and Innovation Officer and principal operating officer on September 1, 2025
  • Weifang Zhou becomes EVP, Special Advisor to the President and CEO, expected to serve until retirement on June 30, 2027
  • The filing states there are no modifications to the compensation arrangements of the three executives in connection with the changes

The filing

CompanyUL Solutions (ULS)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 14, 2025, 8:40 AM ET
Accession number0001901440-25-000038

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

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from this filing 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 August 14, 2025.

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