This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies.
Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between Oct. 31-Nov. 13, 2026, organized by sector. Titles included in this roundup: CEOs (Chief Executive Officers), CFOs (Chief Financial Officers), and CHROs (Chief Human Resources Officers). We also include COOs (Chief Operating Officers), CTOs (Chief Technology Officers), CIOs (Chief Information Officers), Chief People Officers, CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers), and Chief Customer Officers when there are Power Moves within the Fortune 500 announced pertaining to those roles.
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Aerospace and defense
- Huntington Ingalls Industries (No. 352) appointed Renee Swan EVP and CHRO, effective Dec. 7. Swan most recently served as SVP and Chief People Officer at Atmus Filtration Technologies and previously held HR roles at L3Harris Technologies (No. 210) and Honeywell Technologies (No. 116). She will succeed Edmond Hughes, who will support the transition before retiring in April after 21 years with the company.
Materials
- Commercial Metals (No. 491) appointed Kenji Hashimoto SVP and Deputy CFO, effective Nov. 16. He is expected to become CFO on Jan. 15, succeeding Paul Lawrence, who will remain as special advisor to the CEO through his retirement on June 30. Hashimoto most recently served as managing director and business improvement sector leader at Global Infrastructure Partners. He previously held senior roles at Amazon (No. 1) and American Airlines Group (No. 86).
Technology
- Nvidia (No. 16) appointed Colette Kress interim CEO, effective Nov. 11, succeeding Jensen Huang, who resigned as President and CEO. Kress has served as EVP and CFO since 2013 and will retain those roles while the board searches for a permanent successor. Read more: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang resigns, CFO Colette Kress named interim CEO
- HP (No. 84) appointed Emma Walmsley CEO, effective Jan. 4. Walmsley previously served as CEO of GSK (No. 370 on the Fortune Global 500). She will succeed interim CEO Bruce Broussard, who will become board chair the same day. Read more: The CEO job is hard enough to land once. HP’s incoming chief has done it twice
Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence
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