CFO Tribune: Week of 2026-10-19, 18 Moves, 27.8% Interim

SEC filings logged 18 CFO moves in the week of 2026-10-19 through 2026-10-25, bringing the October month-to-date total to 62. The week broke down as 3 appointments, 7 transitions, 5 interim designations, and 3 departures. Of the 15 seats filled, 8 came from internal promotions, 6 from external hires, and 1 was not established. Interim appointments accounted for 27.8% of all moves.

First-time CFO status was not established for 12 of the 18 individuals named. Of the remaining 3, none were identified as first-time CFOs. Tenure at departure could not be measured: 0 departures carried known tenure data, so no median is available.

7 of the 18 moves came from sectors not on the standard roster. The remaining moves were spread one apiece across Construction - Special Trade Contractors, Dolls & Stuffed Toys, Primary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals, Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores, Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery Equipment & Supplies, Finance Services, Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals, Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas, Electrical Work, Electrical Industrial Apparatus, and Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance.

Among notable transitions, Mattel, Inc. saw Peter Griffith replace Paul Ruh effective 2026-10-20, and Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. recorded a planned handover from Bryan P. Petrucelli to Christopher R. Tangard with an effective date of 2027-03-02, the furthest-forward effective date in the week. Plumas Bancorp also set a future date of 2027-01-01 for Kelsey Cassinelli to succeed Richard Belstock.

On the interim side, Torrid Holdings Inc. named Will Langley to step in for Paula Dempsey effective 2026-10-28, while Offerpad Solutions Inc. placed Andrew Pieper in the role vacated by Peter Knag effective 2026-10-20. Silvia, Inc. filed an interim designation with no effective date stated. The 3 departures, at Stardust Power Inc., AMASS Brands Inc., and Lunai Bioworks Inc., left no incoming CFO named at time of filing.