CFO moves, week of August 24 to 30, 2026

The week in numbers

The week of August 24 to 2026-08-30 produced 21 CFO moves filed with the SEC, bringing the August month-to-date total to 92. Of the 21 moves, 13 were transitions, 4 were interim appointments, 2 were straight appointments, and 2 were departures. Seats filled numbered 19, and interim roles accounted for 19% of that total.

Among the 19 filled seats, 7 were internal promotions, 7 were external hires, and the origin of the remaining 5 was not established. On first-time CFO status, none of the incoming officers were confirmed as first-timers, 5 were confirmed as not first-timers, and that status was not established for 14.

Median tenure at departure is not available: 0 departures carried known tenure data. The 2 recorded departures were Kitty Payne at USBC, Inc., effective 2026-08-31, and Sarah Romano at SS Innovations International, Inc., effective 2026-08-21.

Notable records

Several transitions carry dates outside the week itself. At GE Vernova Inc., Claire McDonough is set to succeed Kenneth Parks effective 2027-01-01. McDonough simultaneously appears in the records as the outgoing CFO at Rivian Automotive, Inc., where Derek Mulvey steps in on an interim basis effective 2026-10-30. At Renasant Corporation, Catherine Mealor succeeds James C. Mabry IV, also effective 2027-01-01. At Exelon Corporation, Robert Kleczynski succeeds Jeanne Jones effective 2026-10-05.

Two records involve no outgoing officer, meaning no predecessor was listed: Satellogic Inc. named Dustin Greer on an interim basis effective 2026-08-21, and Lindsay Corporation named Alicia Pfeifer on an interim basis effective 2026-09-01. At AstroNova, Inc., the effective date for Thomas D. DeByle's appointment was not stated in the filing.

Sector breadth was wide across the 21 moves, with Finance Services leading at 2 moves and all other named sectors recording 1 each. 3 moves fell into a sector not on the standard roster.