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The headlines:

PayPal stole HP’s CEO by promoting Chair Enrique Lores to CEO, replacing Alex Chriss; HP director Bruce Broussard appointed Interim CEO

Walt Disney: Parks Man Josh D’Amaro promoted to CEO; former CEO Bob Iger remains as director and Senior Advisor until 12/31/26

Walden gets golden hello again one-time equity award with $5.26M target value and $3.75M base salary (more than new CEO's $2.5M)

Gender Ratio: In this specific data set, approximately 75% of the new appointments are men, while 25% are women.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (META): $2M cash and $60M equity golden hello

appointed former director Dina Powell McCormick as Vice Chair and President

best known for having been the United States Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to President Donald Trump

Married to GOP senator Dave McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates

On the board of Robin Hood, a charitable organization which attempts to alleviate problems caused by poverty, along with Jeff Bezos's brother Mark, DJ D-Sol, and Emeritus Director Larry Fink, et al.

JABIL INC (JBL): Mark T. Mondello resigned Executive Chair; Consulting Agreement until January 22, 2028: will provide advisory and strategic services when requested for a monthly consulting fee of $145,833.00

Median employee: $12,144 144:1 consulting ratio “when requested”

Based on math of typical consulting agreements he will make approximately $14,583 per hour

CEOs becoming Chair and/or former CEOs sticking around to be Executive Chair: 

Genuine Parts CEO Will Stengel will be Chair" (following the retirement of Paul D. Donahue).

U.S. Bancorp: "CEO Gunjan Kedia to become Chair" (following the resignation of Andrew Cecere).

DTE Energy: "CEO David Slater appointed Chair" (as Robert Skaggs, Jr. transitions to a regular director role

Crane Co (CR): COO Alejandro (Alex) Alcala promoted to CEO; former CEO/Chair Max Mitchell remains as Exec Chair