---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-108255"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACM"
cik: "0000868857"
company_name: "AECOM"
filed_at: "2026-09-16T20:10:27+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-16T20:11:16.690030+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AECOM CLO David Gan to retire; Manav Kumar named successor effective Oct 2, 2026

## Summary
- David Gan gave notice Sept 14, 2026; stays CLO until Oct 2, 2026, then Senior Advisor until mid-2027 retirement.
- Manav Kumar, 42, General Counsel since Dec 2024, becomes CLO on Oct 2, 2026; previously Deputy GC roles since 2020.
- Gan retains base salary as Senior Advisor and FY2026 incentive eligibility; no FY2027 annual or long-term incentives.
- Kumar's background includes LA Deputy Counsel and Chief Olympics Officer for 2028 Games; Harvard AB, Yale JD.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-108255
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACM
- cik: 0000868857
- company_name: AECOM
- filed_at: 2026-09-16T20:10:27+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926108255/0001104659-26-108255-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926108255/tm2625416d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-108255.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Gan departed as Chief Legal Officer at AECOM.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: On September 14, 2026, David Gan, Chief Legal Officer of AECOM (the “Company”), provided notice of his decision to retire from the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926108255/0001104659-26-108255-index.htm
- Executive change
  Manav Kumar was appointed as Chief Legal Officer at AECOM.
  - Action: succeed
  - Role: Chief Legal Officer
  source text: Manav Kumar, the Company’s General Counsel, Corporate and Global Head of Public Affairs will succeed Mr. Gan as Chief Legal Officer, effective as of the Transition Date.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/868857/000110465926108255/0001104659-26-108255-index.htm

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