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

IBM elects Frank Baker, Siris Capital co-founder, to its board effective October 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

IBM's board elected Frank Baker, co-founder and Managing Partner of private equity firm Siris Capital Group, effective October 1, 2026. The company also amended its by-laws to increase the board from its prior size to fourteen directors to accommodate the appointment, and Mr. Baker joined the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.

Key points

  • Frank Baker, 53, elected to IBM's board effective October 1, 2026
  • Baker joined the Directors and Corporate Governance Committee
  • By-laws amended to increase the number of directors to fourteen, effective October 1, 2026
  • Siris Capital has deployed more than $9 billion of equity capital since inception, per the press release

The filing

CompanyIBM (IBM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 1, 2026, 4:18 PM ET
Accession number0000051143-26-000086

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.03 Bylaw / Charter Amendment

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 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 October 01, 2026.

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