secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC (GNW)
CIK:        0001276520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-11-09T21:15:27+00:00
Accession:  0001276520-26-000049
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Genworth controller Woodell resigns; CFO Upton named interim principal accounting officer
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- Darren W. Woodell, VP and Controller (principal accounting officer), resigned to pursue a new opportunity; Genworth accepted the resignation on Nov. 6, 2026.
- CFO Jerome T. Upton appointed interim principal accounting officer effective Nov. 6, 2026, serving until a permanent PAO is named; his compensation is unchanged.
- Upton also becomes President and CEO on Jan. 1, 2027, succeeding retiring Thomas J. McInerney, as announced Oct. 30, 2026.
- Woodell's departure was first disclosed Oct. 13, 2026; the filing names no permanent replacement controller or PAO.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000049/0001276520-26-000049-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1276520/000127652026000049/gnw-20261106.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001276520-26-000049

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