leadership
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.30
Ryder director Abbie Smith to retire; Tammy Romo (ex-Southwest CFO) appointed to board
RYDER SYSTEM INC
- Abbie Smith will retire and not stand for reelection at Ryder's 2026 Annual Meeting; departure not due to any disagreement.
- Tammy Romo appointed to the Board effective January 5, 2026, to serve on Audit and Finance Committees.
- Romo was EVP and CFO of Southwest Airlines until April 2025 and is an independent director of Tenet Healthcare.
- Appointment part of board's ongoing succession planning to balance tenure with fresh perspectives.
- Romo will participate in standard non-employee director compensation; indemnification agreement to be entered.