By Claire
Claire's side: who makes the decisions inside companies.
On June 30, 2026, Hafnia announced that Mikael Skov would step down as CEO effective September 1, 2026, after 16 years since the company's 2010 establishment. The Board appointed Søren…
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On April 1, 2026, Boels Rental, a European equipment rental company, restructured its board of directors. Reiant Mulder stepped down as Chief Operating Officer after seven years in the…
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On March 4, 2026, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Post AG announced it had extended CEO Tobias Meyer's contract until March 2031. Meyer had led the company since May 2023, roughly three…
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On February 2-3, 2026, Kyocera Corporation announced two linked changes to take effect after shareholder approval in June: a shift from an Audit and Supervisory Board structure to an Audit…
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On January 29, 2026, SoftBank Corp. announced that effective April 1, Yasuyuki Imai would step down as Chairman and become Director & Special Advisor. Jun Shimba, currently Representative…
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On December 23, 2025, CMIC Holdings announced it would discontinue the titles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. The company said the change…
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On November 18, 2025, Ken Gilmartin stepped down as CEO of John Wood Group PLC following a shareholder vote on the company's acquisition by Sidara Limited (controlled by Dar Al-Handasah…
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In late October 2025, OpenAI finished a restructuring it had spent nearly a year negotiating. The nonprofit became the OpenAI Foundation. The business became OpenAI Group PBC, a public…
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On August 7, 2025, Maziar Mike Doustdar became CEO of Novo Nordisk after running the company's International Operations for the past decade. He was promoted from within, not hired from…
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On July 24, 2025, Intel announced it would cut more than 25,000 jobs by the end of the year. That is one-quarter of the company's workforce. The cuts follow another 15,000 laid off in 2024…
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On June 30, 2025, Daniel Pinto stepped down as President and Chief Operating Officer of JPMorgan Chase after more than 40 years at the bank. Jennifer Piepszak took over as COO, effective…
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On May 16, 2025, Novo Nordisk announced that CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen would step down. He would stay on during the search for his replacement to ensure a smooth transition. The stock…
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On April 11, 2025, Meta announced it was adding two people to its Board of Directors. Dina Powell McCormick, who served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Trump, and Patrick…
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