A wave of CFO transitions swept through several Fortune 500 companies over the past two weeks, with health care and manufacturing seeing some of the most notable moves, according to Fortune.
At Centene, ranked No. 19, CFO Drew Asher is stepping down at year end but will stay on through 2027. Chris Neczypor, previously CFO at Lincoln Financial and a Goldman Sachs alum, will take over. His departure from Lincoln opens the door for Adam Cohen, currently the company's chief accounting officer, to step in as interim CFO there.
Baxter International, No. 382, is bringing in John Rogers as EVP and CFO effective October 1. Rogers currently holds the CFO role at Smith and Nephew and previously served in the same capacity at WPP. He succeeds interim CFO Anita Zielinski, who had stepped in after Joel Grade departed in March. Zielinski is moving on too, joining Cardinal Health in November as chief accounting officer.
The most direct hit to the newsroom's usual coverage came at GE HealthCare Technologies, No. 217, where William K. Grogan will become CFO effective September 14. Grogan arrives from Xylem, where he held the same title, and he replaces George Newcomb, who is shifting back into a controller role. The outgoing GE HealthCare CFO, Jay Saccaro, has already landed his next job, becoming CFO and COO of Zoetis, No. 434, as of August 17. Xylem, meanwhile, is filling Grogan's old seat with Andrea van der Berg, a 13 year Honeywell veteran currently serving as senior vice president of finance for the company's water infrastructure unit, effective September 1.
In retail, QVC Group, No. 433, saw President and CEO David Rawlinson step down, with Mike George, who previously led the company for 16 years, returning as interim CEO.