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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Baker Hughes (BKR)

Baker Hughes: Director Elsenhans Won't Seek Re-Election; Ilham Kadri Joins Board

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Baker Hughes said director Lynn L. Elsenhans will not stand for re-election at the 2025 Annual Meeting, and the Board elected Ilham Kadri as a director effective May 1, 2025, expanding the Board from ten to eleven members. The company said Elsenhans' decision is not due to any disagreement with the Company, and the filing describes this as a board-composition change with no financial figures disclosed.

Key points

  • Lynn L. Elsenhans informed the company on March 28, 2025 that she will not stand for re-election; she serves as a director until the 2025 Annual Meeting
  • Ilham Kadri elected to the Board on March 28, 2025, with a term beginning May 1, 2025; Board size rises from ten to eleven
  • Kadri, age 56, is CEO of Syensqo S.A. and will serve on the Audit and Human Capital and Compensation Committees

The filing

CompanyBaker Hughes (BKR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 31, 2025, 6:54 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-25-067691

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:30 AM ET, from this filing 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 31, 2025.

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