---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001276520-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GNW"
cik: "0001276520"
company_name: "GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-07-07T20:10:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-07T20:12:04.402279+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Genworth CEO McInerney takes temporary health leave; CFO Upton named interim CEO

## Summary
- Thomas J. McInerney, President & CEO, takes temporary leave of absence to focus on health.
- Jerome T. Upton, current CFO, appointed Interim President & CEO effective July 7, 2026.
- Upton has been with Genworth since 1998, served as CFO since March 2023.
- Board Chair Melina Higgins expresses confidence in continuity and execution of existing strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001276520-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GNW
- cik: 0001276520
- company_name: GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-07-07T20:10:41+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000032/0001276520-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000032/gnw-20260707.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001276520-26-000032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001276520-26-000032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001276520-26-000032.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jerome T. Upton was appointed as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer at GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jerome T. Upton, the Company’s current Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer), has been appointed Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), effective July 7, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000032/0001276520-26-000032-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas J. McInerney changed role as President & Chief Executive Officer at GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC.
  - Action: taking a temporary leave of absence
  - Role: President & Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Thomas J. McInerney, President & Chief Executive Officer, will be taking a temporary leave of absence from his role to focus on his health.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000032/0001276520-26-000032-index.htm

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