Form 8-K · Current report
Centene Corporation 8-K, filed Aug 17, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001071739
- Accession no.
- 0001071739-26-000165
Summary
Centene Corporation Chief Financial Officer Andrew Asher intends to retire effective December 31, 2026, and will stay on as a Strategic Advisor to CEO Sarah M. London through the end of 2027; the company named Christopher Neczypor, most recently CFO of Lincoln National Corporation, as his successor, intended to take effect January 1, 2027. Centene also reaffirmed its previously issued full-year 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance of greater than $4.80.
Key points
- Asher will serve as Strategic Advisor reporting to CEO Sarah M. London through the end of 2027 to support an orderly transition.
- Neczypor, age 45, was CFO of Lincoln National Corporation from February 2023 to August 2026 and previously held strategy and investment risk roles there.
- Under a August 12, 2026 employment agreement, Neczypor will serve as Executive Vice President from on or about September 1, 2026, with a $1,100,000 base salary, a target annual cash bonus of 150% of base salary, and a one-time $10,000,000 make-whole restricted stock unit grant plus a $2,000,000 cash sign-on bonus.
- Centene reaffirmed all 2026 full-year guidance metrics provided in its July 28, 2026 second-quarter earnings release.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS On August 12, 2026, Andrew Asher, Chief Financial Officer of Centene Corporation (the Company), informed the Company that he intends to retire as Chief Financial Officer effective as of December 31, 2026. Thereafter, Mr. Asher will serve as Strategic Advisor, reporting to Sarah M. London, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, through the end of 2027, to ensure an orderly transition and to support certain strategic initiatives of the Company. On August 17, 2026, the Company announced that it has identified Christopher Neczypor as Mr. …
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