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Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to step down, Jay Adair to return as Chief Executive.

What happened

Jeff Liaw will leave Copart, Inc. as CEO and director on Jul 31st '26.

Source

Article excerpt

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Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to step down, Jay Adair to return as Chief Executive. Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Liaw will step down as CEO and director effective July 31, and that the board has appointed Executive Chairman Jay Adair to resume the top role he held for more than a decade before Liaw. Liaw will support the transition as special advisor to Adair. Liaw has run Copart as sole CEO since April 2024, when he succeeded Adair in the role. He joined the company in 2016 as chief financial officer, was promoted to president in 2019, named CEO of North America in 2021 and elevated to co-CEO alongside

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Event
Executive departure

What this signalsA leader's exit often changes who makes buying decisions.

Person
Jeff LiawCEO and director
Takes effect
Jul 31, 2026

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People

  • Jeff LiawCEO and director · Named in the story

Details

Ticker
NASDAQ:CPRT

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • education
  • directors

Extraction

Confidence
60%
Detected
Jun 29, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
leaves

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    "title": "Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to step down, Jay Adair to return as Chief Executive.",
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    "excerpt": "Copart CEO Jeff Liaw to step down, Jay Adair to return as Chief Executive.\n\nCopart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Liaw will step down as CEO and director effective July 31, and that the board has appointed Executive Chairman Jay Adair to resume the top role he held for more than a decade before Liaw. Liaw will support the transition as special advisor to Adair.\n\nLiaw has run Copart as sole CEO since April 2024, when he succeeded Adair in the role. He joined the company in 2016 as chief financial officer, was promoted to president in 2019, named CEO of North America in 2021 and elevated to co-CEO alongside",
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    "planning": false,
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    "article_sentence": "Copart Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) said Chief Executive Officer Jeff Liaw will step down as CEO and director effective July 31, and that the board has appointed Executive Chairman Jay Adair to resume the top role he held for more than a decade before Liaw."
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