---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-384426"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "A"
cik: "0001090872"
company_name: "AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC."
filed_at: "2026-09-08T12:15:13+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-08T12:20:17.596070+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Agilent board chair Koh Boon Hwee retires; Dow Wilson named chair, Glenn Boehnlein appointed

## Summary
- Koh Boon Hwee retired as independent chair effective Sept 4, 2026, after 23 years on board (since 2003).
- Dow R. Wilson elected chair, effective Sept 4, 2026; he has served on board since 2018 and chaired Audit and Finance Committee.
- Glenn Boehnlein appointed to board as Class III director, effective Sept 4, 2026; former Stryker CFO (2016-2025).
- Boehnlein will serve on Audit and Finance and Compensation Committees; meets independence and audit committee financial expert standards.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-384426
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: A
- cik: 0001090872
- company_name: AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-09-08T12:15:13+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000119312526384426/0001193125-26-384426-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000119312526384426/a-20260902.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Boon Hwee Koh departed as Chairperson of the Board at AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairperson of the Board
  source text: On September 2, 2026, Boon Hwee Koh, Chairperson of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Agilent Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), notified the Company of his decision to retire from the Board, effective as of September 4, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000119312526384426/0001193125-26-384426-index.htm
- Executive change
  Glenn Boehnlein was appointed as Class III director at AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III director
  source text: On September 4, 2026, the Board upon the recommendation of its Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Glenn Boehnlein, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Koh, effective September 4, 2026 to serve as a Class III director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090872/000119312526384426/0001193125-26-384426-index.htm

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