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company_name: "INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP"
filed_at: "2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00"
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# IBM elects PepsiCo CEO Ramon Laguarta to board effective March 1, 2026

## Summary
- Ramon Laguarta, 62, is Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader.
- Laguarta has led PepsiCo since 2018, driving portfolio and cultural transformation.
- He will join IBM's Directors and Corporate Governance Committee upon appointment.
- IBM chairman Arvind Krishna cited Laguarta's tech transformation expertise as key to shareholder value.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000051143-26-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IBM
- cik: 0000051143
- company_name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP
- filed_at: 2026-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000006/0000051143-26-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/51143/000005114326000006/ibm-20260127.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000051143-26-000006.txt

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