Centene names new CFO as Drew Asher plans to retire

Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced that Chief Financial Officer Drew Asher will step down from his role on December 31, 2026, and retire from the company at the end of 2027.

Chris Neczypor has been named as his successor, effective January 1, 2027. Neczypor is expected to join the company in September 2026 and work alongside Asher during the transition period. Asher will remain with the company through 2027 to support strategic initiatives.

Neczypor previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Lincoln Financial, where he joined in 2018 and also held roles as Chief Strategy Officer and positions in investments, strategic planning, and enterprise transformation. Before Lincoln Financial, he spent more than a decade in investment and financial services, including as an equity research analyst at Goldman Sachs and as an investor at institutional asset management firms.

Asher has served as CFO since 2021. During that period, the company's revenue grew from approximately $126 billion to approximately $195 billion in 2025, according to the press release.

Centene also reaffirmed its full-year 2026 adjusted diluted earnings per share guidance of greater than $4.80, along with all other 2026 full-year guidance metrics issued in its July 28, 2026, second-quarter earnings press release.

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