USA Rare Earth announced that CEO Barbara Humpton will retire effective October 1, 2026, Thrasyvoulos Moraitis will become CEO on the Joining Date/October 1, 2026, and Michael Blitzer was appointed Executive Chair.
| IndividualBarbara HumptonThrasyvoulos MoraitisMichael Blitzer | RoleChief Executive Officer; DirectorChief Executive Officer (to serve as President until joining/closing)Executive Chair of the Board | Type of ChangeRetirement (also stepping down as director)AppointmentAppointment | Effective DateOctober 1, 2026 (Separation Date)October 1, 2026 or upon closing of the Serra Verde Merger (Joining Date)July 19, 2026 (appointment by Board) | ReasonRetirement; not due to any disagreement with the CompanyBoard approved appointment in connection with Serra Verde Merger and leadership transitionTo align Board and management on strategy, support transactions and lead strategic direction | Replacement InfoTo be succeeded by Thrasyvoulos Moraitis on Joining Date/Oct 1, 2026Replacing Barbara Humpton as CEO on Joining Date/Oct 1, 2026Not disclosed | Background DetailsNot disclosed in Item 5.02 beyond retirement terms (see Retirement Agreement)Current CEO of Serra Verde Group since Jan 2023; co-founder of X2 Resources; prior roles at Xstrata, Monitor Group, EuroChem, Brilliant Planet (summary from filing)Chairman of the Board since Mar 2023; former CEO of Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II; roles on multiple boards and as founder/CEO of Kingstown Capital Management (summary from filing) | Board/Committee Role ChangesWill retire as director effective October 1, 2026No board/committee changes disclosedResigned from Compensation Committee and Nominating & Governance Committee upon appointment |
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