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People Leader Moves, Q3 2026.
The CHRO and Chief People Officer changes US public companies reported to the SEC from July 1 to September 30, 2026, each one named and linked to the filing.
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Published October 6, 2026 · 10 moves from SEC filings
In the third quarter of 2026, 8 companies reported 10 changes in their top people seat to the SEC: 7 departures and 3 appointments. Each row names the person and links to the company’s own filing.
| Filed | Company | Move | Person | Title | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewell Personal Care EPC | Departure | LaTanya Langley | Chief People Officer | Form 8-K filed by Edgewell Personal Care on Sep 23, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| The New York Times Company NYT | Departure | Jacqueline Welch | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by The New York Times Company on Sep 9, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Asbury Automotive Group ABG | Departure | Jed Milstein | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Asbury Automotive Group on Aug 25, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Asbury Automotive Group ABG | Appointment | Wendy Reynolds-Dobbs | Chief Human Resources OfficerInterim | Form 8-K filed by Asbury Automotive Group on Aug 25, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Burlington Stores BURL | Departure | Matthew Pasch | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Burlington Stores on Aug 4, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| AZZ AZZ | Appointment | Rhonda Davenport | Chief Human Resources OfficerFrom outside the company · Has held the seat before | Form 8-K filed by AZZ on Aug 3, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Coinbase COIN | Departure | Lawrence Brock | Chief People Officer | Form 8-K filed by Coinbase on Jul 23, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Coinbase COIN | Appointment | Dominique Baillet | Chief People OfficerThe company expects to appoint | Form 8-K filed by Coinbase on Jul 23, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Petco WOOF | Departure | Holly May | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Petco on Jul 17, 2026, on sec.gov | |
| Bloomin' Brands BLMN | Departure | Jessica Mitory | Chief Human Resources Officer | Form 8-K filed by Bloomin' Brands on Jul 1, 2026, on sec.gov |
Where the new leaders came from
| What the filing says | Appointments |
|---|---|
| From outside the company | 1 |
| Promoted from inside | 0 |
| Origin not stated in the filing | 2 |
| Had held the top people seat before | 1 |
| First time in the seat | 0 |
| Experience not stated in the filing | 2 |
By sector
| Sector | Moves | Departures | Appointments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer & Retail | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Financial Services | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Industrial, Energy & Transport | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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, July 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Compiled by Next Horizon Leadership.
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