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Circle CFO Jeremy Fox-Geen to Step Down by Year-End

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Circle said on Sept. 25 that Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Fox-Geen will leave by the end of 2026 and stay in the role until Dec. 31 or until a successor is named, whichever comes first. On the same day, Circle also disclosed that co-founder P. Sean Neville resigned from the board immediately. One item tied to the changes was a brief drop of more than 3% in Circle shares in after-hours trading, while one story said the decline reached 4.3%.

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Circle said on Sept. 25 that Jeremy Fox-Geen plans to step down as chief financial officer by the end of 2026, and that it has started a search for a successor.
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Fox-Geen is set to remain CFO until Dec. 31 or until a replacement is in place, whichever happens first.
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Circle also disclosed that co-founder P. Sean Neville resigned from the board immediately.

What it means

In practice, Circle now has a transition process under way for its finance leadership, while Fox-Geen is still in the role for the moment. The board change for P. Sean Neville is immediate, but the CFO change is not immediate and leaves room for a handoff before year-end.

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