CFO Tribune: Week of Oct 5–11, 2026

The week at a glance

SEC filings captured 19 CFO moves between October 5 and October 11, 2026, bringing the October month-to-date total to 27. Of the 19 moves, 8 were full transitions, 6 were interim appointments, 4 were departures, and 1 was a new appointment. Interims accounted for 31.6% of the week's activity.

Among the 15 seats filled, 10 came from external hires and 5 from internal promotions. First-time CFO status could not be established for 9 of the individuals named; for the 6 where it was determined, none were identified as first-time CFOs.

Median tenure at departure is not available for this week: 0 of the 4 departing CFOs had established tenure on record. The 4 departures were Sara Bonstein at Insmed Incorporated, effective October 30; Sriram Ryali at Caribou Biosciences, Inc., with no effective date stated; Chad Corbin at NextBoat Inc., with no effective date stated; and Krystal Eckhart at Selectis Health, Inc., also with no effective date stated.

Notable individual moves

T3 Defense Inc. logged the week's sole appointment, naming Shlomo Zakai effective October 5 with no outgoing CFO listed. Curtiss-Wright Corporation placed Gary A. Ogilby in an interim role, replacing K. Christopher Farkas as of October 6. Penguin Solutions, Inc. completed a transition from Aaron Johnson to Stephen Cumming on October 6. RB Global, Inc. moved from Eric Guerin to Steve Steinberg effective October 7. LiqTech International, Inc. named Michael Schrøder to an interim post effective November 1, with no outgoing CFO identified.

Across the week's sectors, Pharmaceutical Preparations and Services-Business Services, NEC each recorded 2 moves, while the remaining sectors each contributed 1. 1 move involved a company whose sector is not on the roster.