Otis CEO Judith F. Marks to retire; search for successor underway for H1 2027.

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    "excerpts": "On September 15, 2026, Otis Worldwide Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and Judith F. Marks, the Company’s Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President, have agreed that Ms. Marks will retire from the Company effective on the earlier of (i) the date her successor commences service as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President, which is currently expected to occur during the first half of 2027, and (ii) July 31, 2027 (such earlier date, the “Transition Date”).",
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    "filing_date": "2026-09-15",
    "filing_year": 2026,
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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"otis.com","limit":20}'