---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000318154-26-000097"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMGN"
cik: "0000318154"
company_name: "AMGEN INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:08:12+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T20:11:27.545830+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Amgen CFO Peter Griffith retiring; Thomas Dittrich to succeed September 1, 2026

## Summary
- Peter Griffith retiring as EVP/CFO effective Aug 31, 2026; stays as non-executive EVP through Jan 2027.
- Thomas Dittrich appointed EVP/CFO effective Sep 1, 2026; returns to Amgen after CFO roles at Galderma, Shire, Sulzer.
- Dittrich receives CHF 1.07M base salary, CHF 4.5M LTI target, one-time RSU of CHF 4.7M and cash bonus of CHF 4M.
- Dittrich to relocate from Switzerland to Thousand Oaks; receives relocation allowance of CHF 250K and standard severance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000318154-26-000097
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMGN
- cik: 0000318154
- company_name: AMGEN INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:08:12+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000031815426000097/0000318154-26-000097-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000031815426000097/amgn-20260519.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000318154-26-000097.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Peter H. Griffith departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at AMGEN INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On May 19, 2026, Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) publicly announced that Peter H. Griffith will retire from the role of the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000031815426000097/0000318154-26-000097-index.htm
- Executive change
  Thomas Dittrich was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at AMGEN INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective September 1, 2026, he will serve as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/318154/000031815426000097/0000318154-26-000097-index.htm

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