COO changes
Chief operating officer appointments and departures from SEC 8-K filings.
Updated Nov 6, 2026
COO changes, last 12 months
139
Appointments
83
Departures
16
Other roles
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Appointments and departures per month
December 2025 to November 2026
| Month | Appointments | Departures |
|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| March 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| August 2026 | 25 | 2 |
| September 2026 | 33 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 16 | 6 |
| November 2026 | 9 | 1 |
Sectors with the most COO changes
Last 12 months
| Sector | COO changes |
|---|---|
| Banking and finance | 8 |
| Biotechnology | 4 |
| Restaurants | 3 |
| Electronics | 2 |
| Energy | 2 |
| Software | 2 |
| Aerospace | 1 |
| Industrial components | 1 |
| Insurance | 1 |
| Professional services | 1 |
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139 changes
| Filing date | Company | Person | Change | Effective date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC. | Dipan Patel | Appointed | Aug 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Rigetti Computing, Inc. | David Rivas | Appointed | Aug 18, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | AIB Data Centers Inc. | Eyal Rozen | Departed | Aug 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INC | Jeff Lee | Appointed | Sep 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | QXO, Inc. | Ken West | Appointed | Sep 1, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. | David Denker | Appointed | Aug 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | FLYEXCLUSIVE INC. | Michael Guina | Appointed | Aug 24, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | PDS Biotechnology Corp | Stephan Toutain | Departed | Aug 21, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Gevo, Inc. | Greg Hanselman | Appointed | Aug 20, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | McEwen Inc. | William Shaver | Departed | Aug 24, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | Manish Bhatia | Appointed | Aug 26, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | New America Acquisition I Corp. | Christopher Devall | Appointed | Aug 26, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | SharonAI Holdings Inc. | David Burns | Appointed | Sep 7, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC | Joseph (JB) Long | Appointed | Sep 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INC | Kevin Comps | Role change | Sep 14, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | RELIABILITY INC | John Pickeral | Appointed | Sep 2, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | RALPH LAUREN CORP | Halide Alagoz | Appointed | Nov 29, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | RALPH LAUREN CORP | Robert (Bob) Ranftl | Departed | n/a | SEC 8-K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Global Asset Management Group, Inc. | Andy Roiniotis | Appointed | Sep 3, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Niki BioSolutions, Inc. | Alidad Mireskandari | Appointed | Aug 1, 2026 | SEC 8-K |
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- DUOS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC.Appointed
Dipan Patel COO
Filed Aug 18, 2026Effective Aug 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- Rigetti Computing, Inc.Appointed
David Rivas COO
Filed Aug 20, 2026Effective Aug 18, 2026SEC 8-K
- AIB Data Centers Inc.Departed
Eyal Rozen COO
Filed Aug 21, 2026Effective Aug 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYSTEM INCAppointed
Jeff Lee COO
Filed Aug 21, 2026Effective Sep 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- QXO, Inc.Appointed
Ken West COO
Filed Aug 24, 2026Effective Sep 1, 2026SEC 8-K
David Denker COO
Filed Aug 24, 2026Effective Aug 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- FLYEXCLUSIVE INC.Appointed
Michael Guina COO
Filed Aug 25, 2026Effective Aug 24, 2026SEC 8-K
- PDS Biotechnology CorpDeparted
Stephan Toutain COO
Filed Aug 25, 2026Effective Aug 21, 2026SEC 8-K
- Gevo, Inc.Appointed
Greg Hanselman COO
Filed Aug 26, 2026Effective Aug 20, 2026SEC 8-K
- McEwen Inc.Departed
William Shaver COO
Filed Aug 26, 2026Effective Aug 24, 2026SEC 8-K
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCAppointed
Manish Bhatia COO
Filed Aug 26, 2026Effective Aug 26, 2026SEC 8-K
- New America Acquisition I Corp.Appointed
Christopher Devall COO
Filed Aug 26, 2026Effective Aug 26, 2026SEC 8-K
- SharonAI Holdings Inc.Appointed
David Burns COO
Filed Aug 27, 2026Effective Sep 7, 2026SEC 8-K
- NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INCAppointed
Joseph (JB) Long COO
Filed Aug 28, 2026Effective Sep 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- NORTHPOINTE BANCSHARES INCRole change
Kevin Comps COO
Filed Aug 28, 2026Effective Sep 14, 2026SEC 8-K
- RELIABILITY INCAppointed
John Pickeral COO
Filed Sep 2, 2026Effective Sep 2, 2026SEC 8-K
- RALPH LAUREN CORPAppointed
Halide Alagoz COO
Filed Sep 3, 2026Effective Nov 29, 2026SEC 8-K
- RALPH LAUREN CORPDeparted
Robert (Bob) Ranftl COO
Filed Sep 3, 2026SEC 8-K
- Global Asset Management Group, Inc.Appointed
Andy Roiniotis COO
Filed Sep 4, 2026Effective Sep 3, 2026SEC 8-K
- Niki BioSolutions, Inc.Appointed
Alidad Mireskandari COO
Filed Sep 4, 2026Effective Aug 1, 2026SEC 8-K