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BREAKING: First Brands Group CEO Patrick James Resigns; Charles Moore Appointed as Interim CEO
First Brands Group LLC today announced that Charles Moore has been appointed Interim CEO, succeeding founder and CEO Patrick James, who has resigned from the company.
Moore has served as First Brands’ Chief Restructuring Officer since September 2025 and brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in restructuring and performance improvement across the automotive supply chain. He assumes executive leadership as First Brands continues its previously announced chapter 11 cases in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
In his role as Interim CEO, Moore will work closely with First Brands’ management team and advisors to “oversee operational stabilization initiatives and facilitate a court-supervised sale process, while the Special Committee of the Board of Directors investigates the prepetition use of off-balance sheet financing arrangements.” There are no other changes to First Brands’ executive leadership team at this time.
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