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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Amgen (AMGN)

Amgen appoints David W. Gibbs, former Yum! Brands CEO, to its board of directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership

Amgen's board appointed David W. Gibbs as a director effective October 26, 2026. He will sit on the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Management Development Committee, and the board will have 13 directors, 12 of them independent. The filing describes a board seat, not a change in management, and discloses no financial results.

Key points

  • Gibbs was CEO of Yum! Brands from 2020 to September 2025 and has advised the company since October 2025.
  • He also serves on the boards of Under Armour, Inc. (since 2021) and PepsiCo, Inc. (since 2026).
  • Non-employee director pay includes a $115,000 annual cash retainer and a $220,000 annual equity grant, prorated for 2026.
  • The board will have 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent.

The filing

CompanyAmgen (AMGN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 26, 2026, 5:58 PM ET
Accession number0000318154-26-000144

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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