CEO Explainers

Bob Smith, who has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Blue Origin, has announced his resignation from the company, effective in December. He will be succeeded by Dave Limp, a senior executive from Amazon who had been overseeing the development of the Project Kuiper constellation. According to an...

Alcoa's stock price experienced a significant decline of 6% on Monday following the announcement that William Oplinger, the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, would assume the role of CEO. This transition marked the departure of Roy Harvey, who had held the CEO position since the 2016 split of...

Apoorva Mehta, the founder and former CEO of Instacart, is checking out with a $1.1 billion fortune following his delivery company's IPO. Apoorva, who stepped down as CEO in August 2021, relinquished his board position as executive chairman to current CEO Fidji Simo. The transition marks the end of Apoorva's...

IDEX Biometrics, a leading provider of fingerprint identification technologies, has announced the appointment of John T. Kurtzweil as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Kurtzweil is an accomplished financial executive with a strong track record. Prior to joining IDEX Biometrics, he served as CFO at Metabolon, a prominent U.S. life...

The GPT Group has announced the appointment of Russell Proutt as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, succeeding the retiring CEO, Bob Johnston, who had previously announced his retirement earlier this year. Proutt brings a wealth of experience with over three decades of global leadership in commercial property...

Former PLDT Inc. Chief Financial Officer Anabelle Chua has assumed the role of an Independent Director at Monde Nissin Corp., where she will head the audit committee of the prominent food manufacturing company. Monde also welcomed Nina Perpetua Aguas as the Lead Independent Director, a member of the Board's Executive...

Purple announced the appointment of Todd Vogensen as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective from October 16th. Vogensen most recently served as the Executive Vice President and CFO at Party City, where he played a key role in the company's restructuring. He also has experience in financial roles at Chico's,...

Wardwizard Group, a well-established name in the industry, has announced the appointment of new leaders for their flagship electric vehicle brand, 'Joy e-bike.' These appointments are aimed at driving the organization's growth and innovation in the dynamic electric vehicle (EV) industry. Tejas A. Mehta, an experienced Chartered Accountant with more...

Arrow, the popular menswear brand, recently announced the appointment of Anand Aiyer as its new Chief Executive Officer in a press release issued on Thursday. "I am excited to assume the role of Chief Executive Officer at Arrow, a brand that has consistently embodied the essence of refinement and sophistication...

According to the announcement of United Airlines, Michael Leskinen has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. In this new role, he will have oversight of various financial aspects, including corporate finance, treasury, financial planning and analysis, tax, accounting, investor relations, procurement, internal audit,...