Published mark
CHEMED CORP
NYSE: CHE. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c
- SEC CIK
- 0000019584
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 21, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Apr 6, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Joel L. WherleySince Feb 27, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 5 / 77 directors published
- Published claims
- 263 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 80 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 3 distinct sources and 8 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
GC CHANGED
Brian C. Judkins executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
EffectiveEffective Feb 27, 2026E3
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | Brian C. Judkins | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer of VITAS | Joel L. Wherley | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Kevin J. McNamara | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controller | Michael D. Witzeman | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Roto-Rooter | Spencer S. Lee | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
Board of directors
Evidence7 directors published. 5 of 7 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea R. Lindell | Independent | 2008 | Compensation | Source reportedE2 |
| George J. Walsh III | Independent | 1995 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| John M. Mount, Jr. | Independent | 2022 | Audit | Source reportedE2 |
| Kevin J. McNamara | Not independent | 1987 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Patrick P. Grace | Independent | 1996 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · ChairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Ron DeLyons | Independent | 2020 | Audit | Source reportedE2 |
| Thomas C. Hutton | Not independent | 1985 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Patrick P. Grace | Patrick P. Grace, John M. Mount, Jr., Ron DeLyons | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Patrick P. Grace | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | George J. Walsh III | George J. Walsh III, Andrea R. Lindell | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance | Not published | George J. Walsh III | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Patrick P. Grace | Patrick P. Grace, George J. Walsh III | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Patrick P. Grace; Members Patrick P. Grace (Chair); John M. Mount, Jr.; Ron DeLyons
Committee AppointmentPatrick P. Grace: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentJohn M. Mount, Jr.: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentRon DeLyons: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair George J. Walsh III; Members George J. Walsh III (Chair); Andrea R. Lindell
Committee AppointmentGeorge J. Walsh III: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentAndrea R. Lindell: member, Compensation
Committee RecordNominating and Governance: Chair Patrick P. Grace; Members Patrick P. Grace (Chair); George J. Walsh III
Committee AppointmentPatrick P. Grace: chair, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentGeorge J. Walsh III: member, Nominating and Governance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerJoel L. Wherley, President and Chief Executive Officer of VITAS, from Feb 27, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceSecurity ListingCHE (NYSE)
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 21, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameCHEMED CORP
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Published FactUS
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Brian C. JudkinsVice President and Chief Legal Officercompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:12
- Joel L. WherleyPresident and Chief Executive Officer of VITAScompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:13
- Kevin J. McNamaraPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:14, company:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:8
- Michael D. WitzemanExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Controllercompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:15
- Spencer S. LeeExecutive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Roto-Rootercompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:16
- Andrea R. LindellDirectorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:5
- George J. Walsh IIIDirectorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:6
- John M. Mount, Jr.Directorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:7
- Patrick P. GraceDirectorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:9
- Ron DeLyonsDirectorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:10
- Thomas C. HuttonDirectorcompany:a5a1c44b-dee8-40b7-889f-f8cc1843897c:leadership_role:11
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 8 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 21, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Apr 6, 2026. Retrieved Jul 12, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8board_seats. board seats. Cited by 10 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 21, 2026- Brian C. Judkins executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
- Joel L. Wherley executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
- Kevin J. McNamara executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
- Michael D. Witzeman executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
- Spencer S. Lee executive of CHEMED CORP, effective 2026-02-27.
- John M. Mount, Jr. seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 2022-01-01.
- John M. Mount, Jr. member of Audit, effective 2022-01-01.
- Ron DeLyons seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 2020-01-01.
- Andrea R. Lindell seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 2008-01-01.
- Andrea R. Lindell member of Compensation, effective 2008-01-01.
- Patrick P. Grace seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 1996-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of CHEMED CORP, effective 1996-01-01.
- Patrick P. Grace member of Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 1996-01-01.
- George J. Walsh III seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 1995-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of CHEMED CORP, effective 1995-01-01.
- George J. Walsh III member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 1995-01-01.
- Kevin J. McNamara seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 1987-01-01.
- Thomas C. Hutton seat on CHEMED CORP, effective 1985-01-01.