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Blame at Wells Fargo’s AGM, plus Ingles governance joke, Cook out, Texas reject
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This is Proxy Countdown. Welcome to the big show for the week of April 20, 2026 alongside my tag team partner Matt Moscardi. I'm Damion Rallis. On today’s countdown:
Tim Cook changes chairs at Apple
While Corrie Barry loses hers at Best Buy
Activist investors raise the Sackler Sucks flag at Ingles Markets
Shareholders love mergers but hate merger pay
And on the Big Vote, Matt looks at Charles Scharf and his boy band at Wells Fargo
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30 Filings since April 16
The headlines
Apple Inc. (AAPL):
Tim Cook transitioning to Exec Chair
John Ternus promoted to CEO and director
Art Levinson, current Chair (2011-), will become Lead Independent Director
NETFLIX INC (NFLX): Chair Reed Hastings resigning as of 2026 AGM
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ (SCCO)
CEO Oscar Gonzalez Rocha passed away
appointed director Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada as interim CEO
BEST BUY CO INC (BBY)
Jason Bonfig promoted; succeeding Corie Barry
Corie barry leaving board
David W. Kenny stays as chair
Corie Barry will remain employed as a strategic advisor in a non-executive officer role for six months: base salary will decrease to $1,000,000, will remain eligible for a pro-rated payout of her short-term incentive award for the portion of fiscal 2027 in which she served as CEO, LT equity will continue to vest, and she will remain eligible for executive-level employee benefits
Lululemon names former Nike exec Heidi O'Neill as CEO
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