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Oportun Announces CEO Succession Plan
Raul Vazquez to step down as CEO and Board member no later than April 3, 2026Board initiates CEO searchProvides preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial and operating results SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oportun Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: OPRT) (“Oportun” or the “Company”), a mission-driven financial services company, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Raul Vazquez will step down from his roles as CEO and a member of Oportun’s Board of Direct
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