---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-053355"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CBOE"
cik: "0001374310"
company_name: "Cboe Global Markets, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T07:41:21.712263+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cboe Global President Dave Howson resigns; CEO Donohue named President

## Summary
- Dave Howson, EVP and Global President, resigns effective August 1, 2025; will return to UK.
- CEO Craig Donohue will assume the title of President following Howson's departure.
- Cathy Clay expands role to oversee Global Derivatives and Cboe Data Vantage.
- Chris Isaacson expands role to oversee Cash Equities, Global FX, and Clearing.
- Howson retains pro rata portion of time-based and performance-based RSUs; forfeits remainder.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-053355
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CBOE
- cik: 0001374310
- company_name: Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000110465925053355/0001104659-25-053355-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000110465925053355/tm2516070d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-053355
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-053355.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Craig Donohue was appointed as President at Cboe Global Markets, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: the Company’s board of directors appointed Craig Donohue, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as President of the Company, effective following the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000110465925053355/0001104659-25-053355-index.htm
- Executive change
  David Howson resigned as Executive Vice President, Global President at Cboe Global Markets, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Global President
  source text: On May 27, 2025, David Howson, Executive Vice President, Global President of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his resignation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000110465925053355/0001104659-25-053355-index.htm

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