# Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

> Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499 |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 21 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
- Display name: Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T03:06:41.570658+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.364 |
| Record Quality | 0.833 |
| Directors | 11 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 9 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| leadership | PUBLISHED |
| ownership | NOT_REVIEWED |
| financials | NOT_REVIEWED |
| capital_structure | PUBLISHED |
| compensation | NOT_REVIEWED |
| governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| audit | NOT_REVIEWED |
| legal | NOT_REVIEWED |
| risk | NOT_REVIEWED |
| cyber | NOT_REVIEWED |
| ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED |
| agent_governance | RESTRICTED |
| markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Board

- Debra Perelman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:6
- Denise Paulonis: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:7
- Dorlisa K. Flur: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:8
- Erin Nealy Cox: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:9
- James M. Head: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:10
- Jeffrey Boyer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:11
- Lawrence P. Molloy: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:12
- Max Rangel: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:13
- Rachel R. Bishop: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:14
- Diana S. Ferguson: Chair of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:5
- Rachel R. Bishop, Ph.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:15

## Executive leadership

- Denise A. Paulonis: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:16
- John H. Goss: President, Sally Beauty Supply [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:17
- Kim McIntosh: Group Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:18
- Mark G. Spinks: President, Beauty Systems Group [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:19
- Marlo M. Cormier: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:20
- Scott C. Sherman: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer and Corporate Secretary [CORPORATE_SECRETARY]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:21

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Debra Perelman seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7r4vx713oyog3
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Max Rangel seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1sclmrhjok3mb
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jeffrey Boyer seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1p157ru64z47u
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lawrence P. Molloy seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mhl6mjr3i1ml
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Rachel R. Bishop seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1e6rms71tz809r
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Erin Nealy Cox seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:i996kq1i5ym5o
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: James M. Head seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kkady41k7afi0
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dorlisa K. Flur seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1dwouzofq78ag
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Denise Paulonis seat on Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-15T04:45:58.557642+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kjz2om49khxc

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/sally-beauty-holdings-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Diana S. Ferguson: Chair of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Debra Perelman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Denise Paulonis: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Dorlisa K. Flur: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Erin Nealy Cox: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- James M. Head: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Jeffrey Boyer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Lawrence P. Molloy: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Max Rangel: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Rachel R. Bishop: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5.
- Rachel R. Bishop, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Denise A. Paulonis: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- John H. Goss: President, Sally Beauty Supply. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Kim McIntosh: Group Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Mark G. Spinks: President, Beauty Systems Group. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Marlo M. Cormier: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.
- Scott C. Sherman: Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2caf5cd4334ce40073422fc780c5776b83bd686b9cd10777b98820386e583f82.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2caf5cd4334ce40073422fc780c5776b83bd686b9cd10777b98820386e583f82.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2caf5cd4334ce40073422fc780c5776b83bd686b9cd10777b98820386e583f82.

## Security Listing

- SBH (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:ee750022-8726-4446-a6fe-607d1323c499:security_listing:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2caf5cd4334ce40073422fc780c5776b83bd686b9cd10777b98820386e583f82.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | PUBLISHED |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Financials | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | PUBLISHED |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:2caf5cd4334ce40073422fc780c5776b83bd686b9cd10777b98820386e583f82: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e8a5403df81da75b506506240d44161b4ba7d4dc1deb5219c9408d92b6d47672: [SEC DEF 14A 0001193125-25-313464](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000119312525313464/sbh-20251209.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ff9f026ff0141001dba08c3a20877cf710e9d1b32c49c34dbd647427aad84ac5: [DEF 14A sbh-20251209.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368458/000119312525313464/sbh-20251209.htm).

## Rights

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| public_retrieval | allowed |
| agent_retrieval | allowed |
| redistribution | not_granted |
| model_training | not_granted |
| commercial_use | not_specified |
| relationship_pathfinding | not_granted |
| direct_contact | not_granted |

## Limitations

- 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.
- 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.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/sally-beauty-holdings-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

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## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-16T03:06:41.374993+00:00; recorded 2026-10-16T03:06:41.374993+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording.
An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.