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CME CME GROUP INC.
CIK 0001156375 50 ready 8-Ks latest September 25, 2026, 4:08 PM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: NORMAL 1 filings / 30d vs 1 baseline Risk accumulating: repeated leadership change (6)
Ready 8-Ks 50
Latest filing September 25, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Top materiality 0.85
Event mix earnings ×17 · other_material ×12 · leadership ×10
Sentiment 5 pos · 1 neg · 44 neu
Latest earnings reported 2026-Q1
Executive change recent →

Recent 8-K filings for CME

Executive changes

Role change

Jack Tobin

Chief Financial Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Filed
September 9, 2026, 11:15 AM ET
Mr. Tobin will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer in March 2027, effective with Lynne Fitzpatrick’s transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer, as detailed in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 17, 2026.
Appointed

Matthew Render

Managing Director, Chief Accounting Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2026-11-02
Filed
September 9, 2026, 11:15 AM ET
Matthew Render, 47, will succeed Mr. Tobin as the Company’s Managing Director, Chief Accounting Officer effective as of November 2, 2026.
Role change

Jack Tobin

Managing Director, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2026-11-02
Filed
September 9, 2026, 11:15 AM ET
Jack Tobin, 63, will be appointed to the role of Managing Director, Deputy Chief Financial Officer as of November 2, 2026.
Appointed

Lynne C. Fitzpatrick

Director
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Filed
June 17, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
Ms. Fitzpatrick will continue to serve as the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer through the Transition Date and will then assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and be appointed to the Board and its Executive Committee on the Transition Date.
Role change

Lynne C. Fitzpatrick

Chief Executive Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Filed
June 17, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
Lynne C. Fitzpatrick, the Company’s current President and Chief Financial Officer, will succeed Mr. Duffy as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer
Role change

Terrence A. Duffy

Executive Chairman
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Successor
Lynne C. Fitzpatrick
Filed
June 17, 2026, 8:35 AM ET
Terrence A. Duffy, the Company’s current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will become the Company’s Executive Chairman
Departed

Julie Holzrichter

Chief Operating Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2024-11-06
Successor
Suzanne Sprague
Filed
November 7, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
the Company announced that Ms. Julie Holzrichter has decided to step down from her role as Chief Operating Officer, a position she held since 2014.
Appointed

Suzanne Sprague

Chief Operating Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2024-11-06
Filed
November 7, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
Ms. Suzanne Sprague who has served as our Senior Managing Director & Global Head of Clearing and Post-Trade Services since February 2022 has also assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer.
Role change

Lynne Fitzpatrick

President and Chief Financial Officer
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2024-11-06
Filed
November 7, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
Ms. Lynne Fitzpatrick has been promoted to President and Chief Financial Officer.
Departed

Michael G. Dennis

Director
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2024-07-08
Filed
July 8, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
on July 8, 2024, Mr. Dennis notified the Company of his intent to retire from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
Appointed

Michael G. Dennis

Senior Managing Director, Global Head, Fixed Income
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2024-08-05
Filed
July 8, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
Michael G. Dennis will be joining CME Group Inc. (the “CME Group” or the “Company”) as of August 5, 2024 in the role of Senior Managing Director Global Head, Fixed Income.
Departed

John W. Pietrowicz

Special Advisor
CME · CME GROUP INC.
Effective
2023-12-31
Filed
November 13, 2023, 6:59 PM ET
Under the terms of the Retirement Agreement, Mr. Pietrowicz will retire from the Company on December 31, 2023 (the “Retirement Date”).

Earnings & guidance

2026-Q1 EPS reported $3.18 filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.85 · Median 0.40 · Most common event earnings

5 positive 1 negative 44 neutral

source · CME on sec.gov