Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, May 10-16, 2025

Mark Patterson will become the next CFO of Cisco (No. 74 on the 2024 Fortune 500) on July 7, 2025.
Mark Patterson will become the next CFO of Cisco (No. 74 on the 2024 Fortune 500) on July 7, 2025.
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This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a weekly column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies. 

Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between May 10-16, 2025, organized by sector. Titles included in this roundup: CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) and CFOs (Chief Financial Officers). We also include COOs (Chief Operating Officers), CTOs (Chief Technology Officers), CIOs (Chief Information Officers), CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers), CHROs (Chief Human Resources Officers), Chief People Officers, and Chief Customer Officers when there are Power Moves within the Fortune 500 announced pertaining to those roles.

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  • Cisco (No. 74) appointed Mark Patterson as its next CFO, effective July 7. Patterson currently serves as EVP and Chief Strategy Officer and will succeed Scott Herren, who will retire.

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

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