Appointment · 5 October 2026
NEOGENOMICS INC
NEO · Listed
Key facts
- How the CEO left
- No departure described
- Planned or abrupt
- Planned
- Successor
- Internal (a current executive)
- Signs it was forced
- None stated
- Other news alongside
- Financial results
- Effective
- 4 January 2027
- Reason given
- planned succession
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The announcement
CEO Transition On September 30, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company approved the appointment of Warren Stone, the Company’s current President and Chief Operating Officer, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board, effective as of January 4, 2027.
In connection with Mr. Stone’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, on September 30, 2026, the Board also approved the executive transition of Tony Zook, the Company’s current Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board, to the role of Executive Chairman, effective as of January 4, 2027.
Mr. Stone does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. In connection with Mr. Stone’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, on September 30, 2026, the Company and Mr. Stone entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of January 4, 2027 (the “ Stone Employment Agreement ”), which provides that Mr. Stone’s base salary will be $850,000 per year, subject to adjustment by the Board or the Culture and Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee ”), and a target annual incentive bonus of 100% of base salary based on Mr. Stone’s performance and/or the Company’s performance against goals established by the Board or the Compensation Committee.
Sentences matched by our CEO change rules, from the first filing. Read the 8-K on SEC EDGAR ↗
Share price reaction
The filing reached SEC EDGAR on 5 October 2026 at 20:08 New York time, after the market closed, so day 0 is the next trading day, 6 October 2026. Day 0 is marked by the vertical line.
| Window | NEO | S&P 500 | Abnormal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days 0 to +1 | −16.5% | +0.3% | −17.7% |
| Days 0 to +3 | −14.5% | +0.5% | −16.0% |
| 1 month (days 0 to +21)so far, 16 of 22 days | −9.7% | −0.7% | −11.4% |
| 3 months (days 0 to +63)so far, 16 of 64 days | −9.7% | −0.7% | −11.4% |
The abnormal return is the stock's return beyond what its usual relationship with the market (beta 1.12) predicts. A single stock's move can reflect other news on the same days, so it describes what happened rather than measuring the effect of the CEO change; averages across many events are on the Research design page as they are completed.
News coverage
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