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PayPal Taps Enrique Lores as CEO After Weak Outlook Hits Shares

The board cites a need for faster execution in a payments market reshaped by new technology and regulation.

Overview

  • Enrique Lores, a longtime PayPal director and its chair since mid-2024, will become CEO on March 1, succeeding Alex Chriss.
  • CFO/COO Jamie Miller will serve as interim CEO until Lores takes over, and David W. Dorman was installed as independent board chair effective immediately.
  • PayPal said the pace of change and execution had not met board expectations and positioned Lores to drive the company’s next phase.
  • The announcement accompanied 2025 net income of $5.233 billion, up 26% year over year, but softer Q1 2026 and full-year EPS guidance that sent shares down more than 17% in pre-market trading.
  • Lores resigned as HP’s chief executive, after which HP named Bruce Broussard interim CEO and launched a formal search for a permanent successor.