secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     BEYOND MEAT, INC. (BYND)
CIK:        0001655210
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-01T20:02:06+00:00
Accession:  0001655210-26-000068
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Beyond Meat COO Brijesh Krishnaswamy goes full-time; interim chief John Boken exits by Oct 7
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- Brijesh Krishnaswamy became Beyond Meat's Chief Operating Officer full-time on September 30, 2026, after serving part-time since August 24, 2026 under a July 26, 2026 offer letter.
- John Boken, interim COO since May 17, 2026, ceased those duties on September 30, 2026 when Krishnaswamy's full-time employment began.
- Boken will step down as interim Chief Transformation Officer effective October 7, 2026; his responsibilities pass to Krishnaswamy and other senior leadership team members.
- Boken was appointed interim Chief Transformation Officer effective August 6, 2025, per the company's prior Form 8-K.
- Filing signed October 1, 2026 by CFO and Treasurer Lubi Kutua; no compensation terms or severance were disclosed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000068/0001655210-26-000068-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1655210/000165521026000068/bynd-20260930.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001655210-26-000068

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