---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-244832"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PANW"
cik: "0001327567"
company_name: "Palo Alto Networks Inc"
filed_at: "2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T12:32:11.744595+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Palo Alto Networks appoints BJ Jenkins as President, Amit Singh becomes Chief Business Officer

## Summary
- BJ Jenkins joins as President; Amit Singh moves from President to Chief Business Officer, effective immediately.
- Jenkins receives annual base salary of $750,000 with target incentive of 100% of salary.
- Jenkins granted RSU valued at ~$10M and performance-based RSU valued at ~$14M, vesting over 4 years.
- Singh will focus on strategic customer relationships and large deals; Jenkins leads go-to-market organization.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-244832
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PANW
- cik: 0001327567
- company_name: Palo Alto Networks Inc
- filed_at: 2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1327567/000119312521244832/0001193125-21-244832-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327567/000119312521244832/d204334d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-244832
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-244832.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-244832.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  BJ Jenkins was appointed as President at Palo Alto Networks Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: President
  source text: On August 10, 2021, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William “BJ” Jenkins joined the Company as the Company’s President and Amit Singh, formerly our President, will become Chief Business Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327567/000119312521244832/0001193125-21-244832-index.htm
- Executive change
  Amit Singh was appointed as Chief Business Officer at Palo Alto Networks Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Business Officer
  source text: On August 10, 2021, Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that William “BJ” Jenkins joined the Company as the Company’s President and Amit Singh, formerly our President, will become Chief Business Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1327567/000119312521244832/0001193125-21-244832-index.htm

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