---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000913760-24-000192"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SNEX"
cik: "0000913760"
company_name: "StoneX Group Inc."
filed_at: "2024-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T06:02:48.333009+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# StoneX Group announces CEO transition: Sean O'Connor becomes Executive Vice-Chairman, Philip Smith appointed Group CEO

## Summary
- Sean O'Connor becomes Executive Vice-Chairman with $2M base salary, receives 200,000 restricted shares vesting over 4 years and performance shares tied to ROE.
- Philip Smith (former CEO of EMEA) appointed Group CEO, Charles Lyon (CEO of StoneX Financial Inc.) appointed Group President.
- Glenn Stevens, Head of Retail and Foreign Exchange, to retire on December 31, 2024, not due to any disagreement.
- O'Connor's compensation restructured: no annual cash bonuses; performance share award targets 15% or 18% average ROE over four years.
- Smith and Lyon's current compensation remains unchanged; no familial relationships or related party transactions reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000913760-24-000192
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SNEX
- cik: 0000913760
- company_name: StoneX Group Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913760/000091376024000192/0000913760-24-000192-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/913760/000091376024000192/intl-20241205.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000913760-24-000192
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000913760-24-000192.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000913760-24-000192.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.