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People Leader Moves, Q4 2025.
The CHRO and Chief People Officer changes US public companies reported to the SEC from October 1 to December 31, 2025, each one named and linked to the filing.
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Published October 6, 2026 · 16 moves from SEC filings
In the fourth quarter of 2025, 12 companies reported 16 changes in their top people seat to the SEC: 10 departures and 6 appointments. Each row names the person and links to the company’s own filing.
| Filed | Company | Move | Person | Title | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enovis ENOV | Departure | Patricia A. Lang | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Enovis on Dec 15, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Enovis ENOV | Appointment | Laura Singleton | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Enovis on Dec 15, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| FTI Consulting FCN | Departure | Holly Paul | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by FTI Consulting on Dec 9, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| FTI Consulting FCN | Appointment | Ulrike Rabl | Chief Human Resources OfficerPromoted from inside | Form 8-K filed by FTI Consulting on Dec 9, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| ATI ATI | Departure | Tina K. Busch | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by ATI on Dec 8, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| IDEX IEX | Departure | Melissa S. Flores | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by IDEX on Dec 4, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Immunocore IMCR | Departure | Tina St. Leger | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Immunocore on Nov 28, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Zebra Technologies ZBRA | Departure | Jeffrey Schmitz | Chief People Officer | Form 8-K filed by Zebra Technologies on Nov 24, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Columbia Sportswear COLM | Appointment | Jana C. Humble | Chief Human Resources OfficerPromoted from inside | Form 8-K filed by Columbia Sportswear on Nov 12, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Standex International SXI | Departure | Annemarie Bell | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Standex International on Nov 10, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Standex International SXI | Appointment | Michelle Newbury | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Standex International on Nov 10, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| The Boston Beer Company SAM | Departure | Carolyn L. O’Boyle | Chief People Officer | Form 8-K filed by The Boston Beer Company on Oct 29, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| The Boston Beer Company SAM | Appointment | Laura J. Boynton | Chief People OfficerFrom outside the company · First time in the seat | Form 8-K filed by The Boston Beer Company on Oct 29, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Fortive FTV | Departure | Stacey Walker | Chief People Officer | Form 8-K filed by Fortive on Oct 16, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| KalVista Pharmaceuticals KALV | Appointment | Linea Aspesi | Chief People Officer | 8-K press release filed by KalVista Pharmaceuticals on Oct 6, 2025, on sec.gov | |
| Magnera MAGN | Departure | Eileen L. Beck | Executive Vice President, Human Resources | Form 8-K filed by Magnera on Oct 2, 2025, on sec.gov |
Where the new leaders came from
| What the filing says | Appointments |
|---|---|
| From outside the company | 1 |
| Promoted from inside | 2 |
| Origin not stated in the filing | 3 |
| Had held the top people seat before | 0 |
| First time in the seat | 1 |
| Experience not stated in the filing | 5 |
By sector
| Sector | Moves | Departures | Appointments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial, Energy & Transport | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Life Sciences & Healthcare | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Consumer & Retail | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sectors follow each company’s SEC industry code, grouped the way NHL’s rooms are named.
How this is counted
US public companies file a Form 8-K, Item 5.02, within four business days when a named executive officer leaves, and some also file one when they appoint a new people leader, which for a CHRO or Chief People Officer is their choice. We search those filings for the usual titles of the top people seat (Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief People Officer and their variants), and count each appointment and departure once, in the quarter it was first filed. A company appears twice when a departure and a successor are filed together.
Read the counts as what companies disclosed in these filings. Many changes in the top people seat are announced only in a press release, or never filed: a company must report a departing named executive officer, and chooses whether to report a new people leader. A filing that gives the seat an unusual title, or reports the move under another item, can also be missed. So the list holds more departures than appointments, and fewer moves than the market. The full method, every quarter and the data as a CSV are on People Leader Moves.
Source: SEC EDGAR, Form 8-K Item 5.02 filings, October 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Compiled by Next Horizon Leadership.
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