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

Moderna names Juan Andres chief operating officer, effective October 5, 2026

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Moderna appointed Juan Andres, a former Moderna executive who retired in 2023, as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective October 5, 2026, reporting to CEO Stephane Bancel. The company also said Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer Jerh Collins will retire, so the appointment adds a senior operations role while a manufacturing leader departs.

Key points

  • Juan Andres, 62, starts as COO on October 5, 2026 and will serve on the Executive Committee.
  • Andres receives an initial base salary of $800,000 and a target annual bonus of 90% of base salary.
  • A new hire equity award with total value of $5,000,000 is subject to four-year vesting; annual equity target is $4,000,000 to $5,000,000.
  • Jerh Collins, Ph.D., Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer, will retire; the filing gives no retirement date.

The filing

CompanyModerna (MRNA)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 30, 2026, 7:15 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-408289

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, 1:21 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 September 30, 2026.

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