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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950157-23-000929"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ILMN"
cik: "0001110803"
company_name: "ILLUMINA, INC."
filed_at: "2023-09-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T23:45:07.682358+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Illumina appoints Jacob Thaysen as permanent CEO effective Sept 25, 2023

## Summary
- Jacob Thaysen, formerly SVP at Agilent, named CEO and Board member starting Sept 25.
- Thaysen will receive $1M base salary, 125% target bonus, and $10M annual equity grants.
- One-time equity make-whole grant of $3.5M and $500K cash bonus for forfeited Agilent awards.
- Interim CEO Charles Dadswell resumes his role as SVP and General Counsel.
- Thaysen drove Agilent's Life Sciences division to ~$4B revenue and ~30% operating margin.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950157-23-000929
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ILMN
- cik: 0001110803
- company_name: ILLUMINA, INC.
- filed_at: 2023-09-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000095015723000929/0000950157-23-000929-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000095015723000929/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-23-000929
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-23-000929.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950157-23-000929.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Charles Dadswell changed role as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at ILLUMINA, INC..
  - Action: continues as SVP and General Counsel
  - Role: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
  source text: Mr. Dadswell will continue to serve as the Company’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel following the Commencement Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1110803/000095015723000929/0000950157-23-000929-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.