Study
How often do companies name an interim CFO, and how long until a permanent one?
Computed October 23, 2026 from the verified record · Download this table (CSV)
22.5%
of verified moves name an interim CFO
94 of 418 verified moves (22.5%) name an interim CFO. For 8 companies, the record also holds a later filing that names a permanent CFO; the median time between the two filings is 74 days, and in 0 of those 8 the interim CFO was the one named to the permanent seat (0%). The other 86 interim appointments have no later permanent appointment on the record.
The counts
| Measure | Count |
|---|---|
| Verified moves | 418 |
| Moves that name an interim CFO | 94 |
| Share of moves that name an interim CFO | 22.5% |
| Interim appointments with a later permanent appointment on the record | 8 |
| Interim appointments with no later permanent appointment on the record | 86 |
| Pairs where the interim CFO was named permanent | 0 |
| Median days between the two filings | 74 |
| Shortest gap in days | 14 |
| Longest gap in days | 117 |
| Pairs, 30 days or fewer | 2 |
| Pairs, 31 to 90 days | 3 |
| Pairs, 91 to 180 days | 3 |
| Pairs, 181 days or more | 0 |
| Company | Interim filing | Permanent filing | Days | Same person |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hub Group, Inc. | 2026-06-02 | 2026-09-15 | 105 | No |
| Duos Technologies Group, Inc. | 2026-06-09 | 2026-08-26 | 78 | No |
| Laser Photonics Corp | 2026-06-25 | 2026-10-20 | 117 | No |
| Penguin Solutions, Inc. | 2026-07-01 | 2026-10-06 | 97 | No |
| Upland Software, Inc. | 2026-07-07 | 2026-07-21 | 14 | No |
| PENTAIR plc | 2026-07-14 | 2026-09-22 | 70 | No |
| GE HealthCare Technologies Inc. | 2026-07-23 | 2026-08-18 | 26 | No |
| Advasa Holdings, Inc. | 2026-09-02 | 2026-10-07 | 35 | No |
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How this is computed
- An interim move is a record whose event is interim: the filing names a person to the CFO seat on an interim or acting basis.
- A pair is an interim move and the earliest later appointment or transition at the same company (matched by CIK) that names a CFO without the word interim in the title, filed on or after the interim filing.
- The gap is counted in calendar days between the two filing dates. Same person means the two records name the same person, letter for letter apart from case and spacing.
- Only verified records count: drafts never build. A share whose base is zero is shown as not established, never as 0%.
What the record cannot tell you
- The earliest filing on the record is from June 2026, so an interim seat filled before then, or a permanent appointment not yet filed, is not paired.
- An interim appointment with no later permanent appointment on the record may still be in place, or may have been filled in a filing the record does not yet hold.
- The record holds the filings CFO Tribune has read and verified, not every filing made. Each figure describes that record only.
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