CEO Change API.
Every C-suite appointment, departure, interim assignment, and board shake-up at public companies — sourced from 8-Ks, press releases, and trusted reporting. Track leadership transitions as typed events.
Every event_type in leadership.
Each type emits the same envelope with a family-specific payload. Subscribe to the whole family or filter to specific types.
ceo_appointedNew CEO officially appointed by the board.
ceo_departedCEO departure announced (resignation, termination, retirement).
cfo_changeCFO appointment or departure.
interim_ceo_namedInterim or acting CEO named pending permanent appointment.
board_member_changeDirector added, removed, or resigned from the board.
executive_compensation_disclosedMaterial compensation change disclosed in proxy or 8-K.
One real event. Full JSON payload.
This is the exact shape you'd receive via GET /v1/events or via a signed webhook delivery.
Request
// Query all leadership events in the last 14 days GET /v1/events?family=leadership&event_types=ceo_appointed&since=2026-04-01 Authorization: Bearer hf_live_...
Response · 200 OK
{
"event_id": "evt_20260414_intc_leadership",
"schema_version": "2026-04-20",
"event_type": "ceo_appointed",
"assertion_type": "fact",
"status": "official_announced",
"priority": "critical",
"entity": {
"ticker": "INTC",
"name": "Intel Corporation"
},
"lifecycle": {
"detected_at": "2026-04-14T13:42:18Z",
"announced_at": "2026-04-14",
"effective_at": "2026-04-14",
"confirmed_at": "2026-04-14"
},
"source": {
"type": "filing",
"name": "SEC 8-K Item 5.02",
"tier": "tier_1"
},
"summary": {
"one_line": "Intel appointed a new CEO effective May 1, 2026, following a board-led search process."
},
"payload": {
"role": "CEO",
"person_name": "Jane Smith",
"transition_type": "appointment",
"effective_date": "2026-05-01",
"interim": false,
"predecessor": "Pat Gelsinger"
},
"confidence": {
"overall": 0.98,
"identity": 0.99,
"event_classification": 0.98
}
}Recent leadership events.
Pulled live from the public delayed feed. Click through to the full tape for payloads, lifecycle, and source links.
Ranked by authority, merged by entity.
Every event carries a source object. When the same event is confirmed by multiple sources, they merge into one canonical event with an evidence array.
SEC 8-K Item 5.02
Departure/election of directors and officers · real-time EDGAR
Company press releases
IR page announcements and wires
Reuters · Bloomberg · WSJ
Often pre-announce; marked trusted_report until filing confirms
DEF 14A proxy statements
Board composition and compensation disclosures
State corporate filings
Officer/director changes in state records
LinkedIn · company pages
Tier-2 signal; confirmed with Tier 1 before emit
Family-specific fields inside payload.
All events share the same envelope (event_id, entity, lifecycle, sources, assertion_type, confidence). The payloadis what's specific to this family.
| Field | Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| payload.role | string | Executive role (CEO, CFO, COO, etc.). | "CEO" |
| payload.person_name | string | Full name of the executive. | "Jane Smith" |
| payload.transition_type | string | Type of change: appointment, resignation, termination, retirement. | "appointment" |
| payload.effective_date | date | When the change takes effect. | "2026-05-01" |
| payload.interim | boolean | Whether this is an interim/acting appointment. | false |
| payload.predecessor | string? | Name of the departing executive, if applicable. | "John Doe" |
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