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Issuer:     CENTENE CORP (CNC)
CIK:        0001071739
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-17T10:05:42+00:00
Accession:  0001071739-26-000165
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Centene CFO Drew Asher to retire; Chris Neczypor named successor effective Jan 1, 2027
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- Asher steps down as CFO Dec 31, 2026, stays as Strategic Advisor through 2027.
- Neczypor, ex-Lincoln Financial CFO, joins Sept 2026 as EVP, becomes CFO Jan 1, 2027.
- Neczypor gets $1.1M base salary, 150% target bonus, $10M make-whole RSUs, $2M sign-on.
- Company reaffirms FY2026 adjusted diluted EPS guidance of greater than $4.80.
- Asher led Centene from ~$126B revenue (2021) to ~$195B (2025).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173926000165/0001071739-26-000165-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071739/000107173926000165/cnc-20260812.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001071739-26-000165

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