---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001071739-22-000163"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNC"
cik: "0001071739"
company_name: "CENTENE CORP"
filed_at: "2022-04-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T07:04:17.599070+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Centene director Leslie Norwalk resigns over governance disagreements

## Summary
- Leslie Norwalk resigned from board effective April 11, citing disagreement with board governance and leadership.
- She served on Compliance, Environmental/Social Responsibility, and Government/Regulatory Affairs committees.
- Centene highlights governance enhancements since Nov 2021: 5 new board members, chair refreshes, CEO/Chair split.
- Board reaffirms support for CEO Sarah London and her management team.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001071739-22-000163
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNC
- cik: 0001071739
- company_name: CENTENE CORP
- filed_at: 2022-04-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173922000163/0001071739-22-000163-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173922000163/cnc-20220411.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-22-000163
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-22-000163.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-22-000163.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Leslie Norwalk resigned as member of the board of directors at CENTENE CORP.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: member of the board of directors
  source text: On April 11, 2022, Leslie Norwalk resigned, effective immediately, as a member of the board of the directors (the “Board”) of Centene Corporation (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173922000163/0001071739-22-000163-index.htm

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