secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     KBR, INC. (KBR)
CIK:        0001357615
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T21:04:41+00:00
Accession:  0001357615-26-000177
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

KBR adds Rami Qasem to board effective Oct 1, 2026; term runs to 2027 annual meeting
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- Rami Qasem, 59, appointed to KBR's board effective October 1, 2026, with a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting; committee assignments not yet determined.
- Qasem was CEO of APEX Industrial Services (2025 to February 2026) and Managing Director of Energy Capital Group; earlier EVP/Chief Commercial Officer of BeyondAI (2023-2025) and COO of COP28 UAE.
- Served 2017-2023 as EVP and CEO, Digital Solutions at Baker Hughes; spent 21 years at GE from 1996, ending as President & CEO, MENA & Turkey (2002-2017).
- Board determined Qasem is independent under NYSE rules and a non-employee director under Rule 16b-3; no related-party transactions under Item 404(a).
- Appointment comes as KBR advances toward the planned separation of its Mission Technology Solutions business in January 2027, with more updates expected in coming months.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357615/000135761526000177/0001357615-26-000177-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1357615/000135761526000177/kbr-20260928.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001357615-26-000177

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