---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-031456"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GIS"
cik: "0000040704"
company_name: "GENERAL MILLS INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:59:37.113025+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# General Mills elects Dana McNabb as COO effective June 1, 2026; also joins board

## Summary
- Dana McNabb promoted to COO effective June 1, 2026; also elected to Board of Directors.
- McNabb previously Group President of North America Retail and Pet; adds responsibility for all operating segments and key functions.
- COO compensation: base salary $1M, cash incentive target 150% of base, target LTI award $4M.
- CFO Kofi Bruce receives one-time $3.5M RSU award; CDTO Jaime Montemayor receives $2.5M RSU award, both 3-year vesting.
- RSU awards forfeited if retire before June 5, 2028; pro-rata vesting if retire between June 5, 2028 and June 5, 2029.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-031456
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GIS
- cik: 0000040704
- company_name: GENERAL MILLS INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026031456/0001628280-26-031456-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026031456/gis-20260504.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-031456
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-031456.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-031456.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Dana M. McNabb was elected as Chief Operating Officer at GENERAL MILLS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On May 5, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of General Mills, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Dana M. McNabb Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective June 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026031456/0001628280-26-031456-index.htm
- Executive change
  Dana M. McNabb was elected as Director at GENERAL MILLS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board also elected Ms. McNabb to the Company’s Board effective June 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40704/000162828026031456/0001628280-26-031456-index.htm

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