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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001655210-21-000244"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BYND"
cik: "0001655210"
company_name: "BEYOND MEAT, INC."
filed_at: "2021-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T02:50:46.247737+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Beyond Meat hires Tyson veterans Doug Ramsey (COO) and Bernie Adcock (Chief Supply Chain Officer)

## Summary
- Doug Ramsey (Tyson 30 yrs) appointed COO; base salary $475k, sign-on bonuses $725k, equity grants ~$17M, deferred comp $1M.
- Bernie Adcock (Tyson 31 yrs) appointed Chief Supply Chain Officer, reporting to Ramsey.
- Both join immediately to lead operations and supply chain scaling; partnerships include McDonald's, Yum!, PepsiCo JV.
- Ramsey's equity: options and RSUs vest over 4 years; additional $8.5M RSUs vest over 2 years.
- Adcock role newly created; focus on supply chain expansion in US, EU, China.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001655210-21-000244
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BYND
- cik: 0001655210
- company_name: BEYOND MEAT, INC.
- filed_at: 2021-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521021000244/0001655210-21-000244-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521021000244/bynd-20211208.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-21-000244
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-21-000244.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-21-000244.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Douglas W. Ramsey was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at BEYOND MEAT, INC..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On December 8, 2021, Beyond Meat, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Douglas W. Ramsey, age 53, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521021000244/0001655210-21-000244-index.htm

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