Operational excellence is more critical than ever. This month’s COO On the Move features leaders who are optimizing performance, streamlining processes, and scaling operations to support sustainable growth. Today, Operations Council will focus on 12 COOs that accepted new roles in February 2026.

JPMorgan Chase Appoints Guy Halamish as New COO

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has appointed Guy Halamish as chief operating officer for its commercial and investment banking division. He will be responsible for oversight of the bank’s expansion of AI tools across these business areas.

Target Promotes Lisa Roath as New COO

Target promotes Lisa Roath, currently chief merchandising officer of food, essentials and beauty, as COO. Roath is tasked with scaling the retailer’s style and design focus across all operational functions.

Hyundai CE Appoints Michael Ross as New COO

HD Hyundai Construction Equipment promotes Michael Ross to chief operating officer. Ross came to Hyundai Construction Equipment in 2020 as vice president of construction equipment sales and was promoted to senior vice president of sales, service, product and marketing in November 2021.

Revlon Announces Mario Rivera as New COO

Revlon Consumer Products LLC (“Revlon”) announced the appointment of Mario Rivera as Chief Operations Officer. Rivera joins Revlon from CVS Health, and he will oversee Revlon’s global supply chain, including procurement, planning, manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, transportation and customer logistics.

Tom Fohr is Promoted to New COO at Kunes Auto & RV Group

Kunes Auto & RV Group has promoted Tom Fohr as COO, due to Scott Kunes stepping away from his day-to-day role as chief operating officer with the company to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities and personal aspirations. Tom is a 20-year veteran of the organization and has served in multiple leadership roles across sales, finance, general management and regional operations.

SignaPay Names Jeff Kump as New COO

SignaPay, payments and financial technology provider, announces the appointment of Jeff Kump as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Kump will help shape and scale SignaPay’s operating platform, risk framework, and service model to support the company’s continued growth.

CFO Luca Zaramella is Named New COO of Mondelez

Mondelēz International announced that longtime finance executive Luca Zaramella has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. In his expanded remit, Zaramella will oversee commercial operations across the company’s four geographic regions as well as corporate sales, marketing and supply chain functions, consolidating key operational and financial responsibilities under a single leader.

Capri Appoints Tyler Reddien as New CFO and COO

Capri Holdings Limited, a global fashion luxury group, today announced the appointment of Tyler Reddien as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Reddien is a seasoned global finance and operations executive with extensive experience leading transformation, driving performance improvement, and strengthening finance and operations across complex multinational organizations.

Timothy Orr, Esq. is Appointed to New COO of Desert Mountain Energy Corp.

Desert Mountain Energy Corp. has appointed Timothy Orr, Esq., a veteran in public company management and corporate law, as Chief Operating Officer to lead the build-out of utility-scale infrastructure under its Project Helios initiative, including midstream assets such as a 14.5-mile pipeline and salt cavern storage, preparations for a potential uplisting to a senior U.S. exchange, and enhanced corporate governance.

IQ Fiber Names Doug Guthrie as First COO

IQ Fiber has appointed Doug Guthrie as COO, a newly created role as the company commits to accelerate its network expansion. Doug Guthrie brings to IQ Fiber nearly four decades of experience of working across the telecommunications industry.

Angela Radkowski is Named COO at Tharimmune, Inc.

Tharimmune, Inc. appoints Angela Radkowski as Chief Operating Officer. In her role as COO, Ms. Radkowski will oversee operational control functions and enterprise processes, including the implementation of Tharimmune’s Canton Network quarterly research initiative and Super Validator activation.

Michael Powell has been Appointed as the COO of DroneShield

DroneShield has announced the appointment of Michael Powell as the new chief operating officer (COO) for the counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) company. Powell has nearly three decades of experience within the defense and aerospace industry.

Additional COO’s on the Move

COO’s on the Move: January 2026

COO’s on the Move: December 2025

COO’s on the Move: November 2025