AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)

ADM expands board to 13 members, elects former LyondellBasell CFO Michael McMurray

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

ADM increased its Board of Directors from 12 to 13 seats and elected Michael C. McMurray, former executive vice president and CFO of LyondellBasell Industries N.V., as an independent director effective immediately. The filing reports no related person transactions and no arrangements tied to his election, and says his director pay will follow the company's existing non-employee director policies.

Key points

  • Board size increased from 12 to 13 directors; McMurray fills the new seat effective March 9, 2026
  • McMurray appointed to the Audit Committee and the Sustainability and Technology Committee
  • McMurray served more than five years as LyondellBasell's CFO and previously held roles at Owens Corning and Royal Dutch Shell
  • Filing states he has no related person transactions with the company

The filing

CompanyArcher Daniels Midland (ADM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 10, 2026, 5:17 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-100440

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on March 10, 2026.

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