Two Sigma co-founder John Overdeck said the quantitative hedge fund group lost a major investor because of his feud with fellow co-founder David Siegel.
12:21 PMBloomberg Markets16 stories from 9 sources
Leadership instability turns succession into a business risk
Day’s Recap
Supporting Articles
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has seen several senior-level departures in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
1:19 PMBloomberg Markets
Better has placed co-founder and longtime executive Nicholas Calamari on administrative leave. Calamari has been with the company since 2014.
4:10 PMHousing Wire
Record CEO turnover is changing the competitive landscape for executive-search firms. The strongest opportunity may come before a company formally opens a search, through relationships and succession planning established in advance.
3:53 PMChief Executive12:21 PMBloomberg Markets
Two Sigma Lost a ‘Major Investor’ Over Co-Founders’ Feud
Summary
Two Sigma co-founder John Overdeck said the quantitative hedge fund group lost a major investor because of his feud with fellow co-founder David Siegel.
The dispute has moved beyond internal governance and directly affected client confidence and assets. The
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Founder disputes can become commercial liabilities when clients view governance uncertainty as an investment risk.
1:19 PMBloomberg Markets
CPPIB Is Said to See Several Departures Across Senior Ranks
Summary
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has seen several senior-level departures in recent weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.
The concentration of exits raises questions about leadership continuity at one of the world’s largest
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Multiple senior exits can disrupt decision-making and undermine confidence in the institution’s succession planning.
4:10 PMHousing Wire
Better places co-founder Nicholas Calamari on administrative leave
Summary
Better has placed co-founder and longtime executive Nicholas Calamari on administrative leave. Calamari has been with the company since 2014.
The leave creates immediate uncertainty around leadership continuity and the company’s internal decision-making. Because Calamari
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A leadership action involving a co-founder can quickly become an operational and governance issue, even before the underlying facts are disclosed.
3:53 PMChief Executive
Record CEO Turnover Is Reshaping Which Search Firms Win
Summary
Record CEO turnover is changing the competitive landscape for executive-search firms. The strongest opportunity may come before a company formally opens a search, through relationships and succession planning established in advance.
The key shift is that search firms can no longer rely only on winning formal
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CEO turnover is moving search-firm competition upstream, making succession readiness a source of commercial advantage.
Other Developments
A curated list of other prominent stories from this day.
Coty exceeded Wall Street sales estimates for the fiscal year and outlined its strategy for operating without the Gucci license. The company also appointed Soraya Benchikh as chief financial officer.
5:32 PMWWD
Jaime Lee has joined Kennedy Wilson as senior managing director of capital markets and investments after stepping down from her family’s Los Angeles real estate firm, Jamison. Kennedy Wilson manages approximately $37 billion in assets and is adding Lee to its investment leadership ranks.
4:50 PMHousing Wire
KB Home President and CEO Rob McGibney is targeting a top-three builder position in each market. The company will keep its Built to Order model central as it pursues that local scale.
4:15 PMHousing Wire
An employee says male colleagues with children routinely emphasize that their lives are harder and expect her to absorb their unfinished work because she does not have kids. She is asking whether and how to challenge that arrangement.
1:00 PMMarketWatchLori Hall-Kimm, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s global head of private equity, is leaving to pursue another opportunity.
12:59 PMBloomberg Markets
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that empathy should not be treated as a soft skill because it is difficult to develop and central to effective leadership.
12:40 PMFortune
Companies are seeing measurable productivity gains from AI, but relatively few are converting those gains into broader business value. The article argues that incentive structures can determine whether AI improves enterprise performance or remains an individual productivity tool.
10:50 AMCorporate Board Member
Shaun Harkley, the former head of sales at Rechat, will join MoxiWorks as senior vice president of sales on September 14. He will lead efforts to expand adoption of the RISE platform across four regions.
9:48 AMHousing Wire
Campbell Wilson, who is leaving his role as Air India CEO, will join Air New Zealand's board. His tenure leading Air India will shape how investors and directors assess the experience he brings to the position.
7:24 AMSkift
Boardrooms have become more diverse, but many still fail to create the conditions for those directors to influence decisions. The article identifies five behaviors that board chairs often overlook when trying to turn representation into genuine inclusion.
7:00 AMMIT Sloan Management Review
BCG data suggests that 60% of CEOs do not manage retirement and succession effectively, even when they have performed well in office. The findings frame a CEO's departure as a test of leadership rather than a private career decision.
4:41 AMFortuneAbsa Group is considering converting its representative office in Nigeria into a merchant bank and is assessing opportunities in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, and Angola. CEO Kenny Fihla outlined the expansion plans after the bank reported first-half net income of 12.58 billion rand, up from 11.23 billion rand a year earlier.
3:32 AMBloomberg Markets5:32 PMWWD
Coty Ends Fiscal Year on Positive Sales Note Despite Gucci License Loss, Taps New CFO for Next Growth Phase
Summary
Coty exceeded Wall Street sales estimates for the fiscal year and outlined its strategy for operating without the Gucci license. The company also appointed Soraya Benchikh as chief financial officer.
Coty enters the post-Gucci period with stronger-than-expected sales, giving management room to replace lost licensing
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Coty must now prove that its growth can withstand the loss of one of its most important luxury licenses.
4:50 PMHousing Wire
Jaime Lee Joins Kennedy Wilson After Two Decades at L.A. Powerhouse Jamison
Summary
Jaime Lee has joined Kennedy Wilson as senior managing director of capital markets and investments after stepping down from her family’s Los Angeles real estate firm, Jamison. Kennedy Wilson manages approximately $37 billion in assets and is adding Lee to its investment leadership ranks.
Lee’s move shifts senior Los Angeles development experience into a larger institutional investment platform. Kennedy
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The appointment strengthens Kennedy Wilson’s access to Los Angeles deal flow and local real estate expertise.
4:15 PMHousing Wire
KB Home’s CEO says scale matters most at the local level
Summary
KB Home President and CEO Rob McGibney is targeting a top-three builder position in each market. The company will keep its Built to Order model central as it pursues that local scale.
KB Home is defining scale by market leadership rather than national size alone. That approach
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The strategy ties growth to local competitive position while preserving a customer-specific operating model.
1:00 PMMarketWatch
My male co-workers with kids expect me to pick up their slack because I don’t have children. Do I push back?
Summary
An employee says male colleagues with children routinely emphasize that their lives are harder and expect her to absorb their unfinished work because she does not have kids. She is asking whether and how to challenge that arrangement.
The core issue is not whether caregiving creates legitimate demands, but whether managers are allowing
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Unmanaged flexibility can turn family status into a workplace privilege that shifts costs onto other employees.
12:59 PMBloomberg Markets
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s Private Equity Boss Departs
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Lori Hall-Kimm, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan’s global head of private equity, is leaving to pursue another opportunity.
The departure removes the executive responsible for HOOPP’s global private equity platform and creates an
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A senior private equity exit can affect investment momentum and signal broader talent pressures in institutional investing.
12:40 PMFortune
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he doesn’t see empathy as a soft skill: ‘It’s the hardest skill we learn’
Summary
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that empathy should not be treated as a soft skill because it is difficult to develop and central to effective leadership.
Nadella’s position reframes empathy as an operating capability rather than a personality trait. Leaders who
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The argument reflects a broader shift toward treating interpersonal judgment as a core management skill.
10:50 AMCorporate Board Member
The AI Value-Capture Imperative: Rewarding Management Teams For Results
Summary
Companies are seeing measurable productivity gains from AI, but relatively few are converting those gains into broader business value. The article argues that incentive structures can determine whether AI improves enterprise performance or remains an individual productivity tool.
The central gap is not AI capability but management execution and accountability. Boards and executives
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AI spending will produce durable returns only if companies reward leaders for translating productivity gains into enterprise results.
9:48 AMHousing Wire
Shaun Harkley joins MoxiWorks as SVP of sales
Summary
Shaun Harkley, the former head of sales at Rechat, will join MoxiWorks as senior vice president of sales on September 14. He will lead efforts to expand adoption of the RISE platform across four regions.
MoxiWorks is placing a senior sales operator at the center of its regional growth strategy.
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The appointment signals that MoxiWorks is prioritizing disciplined regional sales execution to expand RISE.
7:24 AMSkift
Outgoing Air India CEO Campbell Wilson to Join Air New Zealand Board
Summary
Campbell Wilson, who is leaving his role as Air India CEO, will join Air New Zealand's board. His tenure leading Air India will shape how investors and directors assess the experience he brings to the position.
Wilson's move turns his Air India record into a governance credential, not just an operating
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Executive transitions increasingly carry performance reputations across companies, especially in capital-intensive industries such as aviation.
7:00 AMMIT Sloan Management Review
The Five Inclusive Behaviors Board Chairs Overlook
Summary
Boardrooms have become more diverse, but many still fail to create the conditions for those directors to influence decisions. The article identifies five behaviors that board chairs often overlook when trying to turn representation into genuine inclusion.
The central shift is from measuring who holds seats to examining who shapes outcomes. Board
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Diverse appointments create little advantage if board processes still reward conformity and silence dissent.
4:41 AMFortune
For CEOs, retirement is the ultimate performance review—and 60% are failing it
Summary
BCG data suggests that 60% of CEOs do not manage retirement and succession effectively, even when they have performed well in office. The findings frame a CEO's departure as a test of leadership rather than a private career decision.
The decisive failure is weak succession planning and disengagement from the transition, not necessarily poor
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A company's long-term value depends on whether its CEO can transfer authority and capability before departure.
3:32 AMBloomberg Markets
Absa CEO: Africa Expansion Plan Progressing Well
Summary
Absa Group is considering converting its representative office in Nigeria into a merchant bank and is assessing opportunities in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, and Angola. CEO Kenny Fihla outlined the expansion plans after the bank reported first-half net income of 12.58 billion rand, up from 11.23 billion rand a year earlier.
Absa is using stronger earnings to support a broader push beyond its South African base,
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Absa is turning improved profitability into a regional expansion bet that could reshape its growth profile and risk exposure.
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