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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-049801"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "LYFT"
cik: "0001759509"
company_name: "Lyft, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-27T20:09:22+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-27T20:10:05.521567+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Lyft appoints Alaska Air Group CEO Ben Minicucci to board

## Summary
- Ben Minicucci, CEO of Alaska Air Group, appointed to Lyft's Board as Class II director effective July 23, 2026.
- Minicucci brings public company CEO experience, transportation safety expertise, and M&A integration background.
- Lyft and Alaska have a partnership agreement where riders earn Atmos Rewards miles; payments of $0.16M from Alaska and $3.2M to Alaska in 2025.
- Minicucci will receive standard non-employee director compensation and enter into indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-049801
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: LYFT
- cik: 0001759509
- company_name: Lyft, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-27T20:09:22+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000162828026049801/0001628280-26-049801-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000162828026049801/lyft-20260723.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049801
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049801.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-049801.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ben Minicucci was appointed as member of the Board at Lyft, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On July 23, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Lyft, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ben Minicucci to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1759509/000162828026049801/0001628280-26-049801-index.htm

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