secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Archer-Daniels-Midland Co (ADM)
CIK:        0000007084
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-23T20:11:04+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-314103
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

ADM appoints Jeff Rowe as EVP and COO effective August 17, 2026
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- Jeff Rowe appointed EVP and COO, effective Aug 17, 2026; joins from Syngenta Group where he served as CEO since Jan 2024.
- Rowe will oversee ADM's commercial businesses, global manufacturing, and R&D, reporting to CEO Juan Luciano.
- Compensation includes $1.2M base salary, 175% target cash incentive, $12.5M annual equity target, and $11.1M 2026 equity award.
- Make-whole awards: $2.2M cash bonus payable Jan 2027 and $16.69M RSUs vesting over 5 and 17 months.
- Rowe also receives relocation benefits and participation in executive benefit plans and severance guidelines.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312526314103/0001193125-26-314103-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/7084/000119312526314103/d168542d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-314103

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