---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-252151"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ADM"
cik: "0000007084"
company_name: "Archer-Daniels-Midland Co"
filed_at: "2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T04:55:53.124369+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ADM elects AT&T General Counsel David McAtee II to its Board of Directors

## Summary
- Board size increased from 11 to 12; McAtee fills the new vacancy effective Nov. 1, 2024.
- McAtee appointed to Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation and Succession Committees.
- He is AT&T's Senior EVP and General Counsel since 2015, bringing legal, regulatory, and data security expertise.
- His director compensation will follow standard non-employee director policies disclosed in ADM's 2024 proxy.
- Press release announcing the election was issued Nov. 6, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-252151
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ADM
- cik: 0000007084
- company_name: Archer-Daniels-Midland Co
- filed_at: 2024-11-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312524252151/0001193125-24-252151-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312524252151/d885991d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-252151
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-252151.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-252151.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David R. McAtee II was elected as Independent Director at Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Independent Director
  source text: elected David R. McAtee II as an independent director, effective immediately, to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312524252151/0001193125-24-252151-index.htm

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