SEC EDGAR · Company announcement
AMGN: Leadership change
Filed 8-K for an event or period dated 2026-10-26. Leadership change.
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- Oct 26, 2026, 5:58 PM EDT
- Event / period date
- Oct 26, 2026
- Collected
- Nov 7, 2026, 12:57 PM EST
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This filing identifies AMGEN INC as the issuer of the security. The company's SEC identifier connects it to AMGN.
Press Release, dated October 26, 2026. ↗Source evidence
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) Election of Directors. On October 26, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Amgen Inc. (the “Company”) appointed David W. Gibbs as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Gibbs served as Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc., a leading global restaurant company, from 2020 to September 2025 and as a director of Yum! Brands from 2019 to September 2025. Since October 2025, Mr. Gibbs has served as an advisor to Yum! Brands. Previously, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Yum! Brands from August 2019 to December 2019; President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer from January 2019 to August 2019; and President and Chief Financial Officer from 2016 to 2018. Earlier in his career at Yum! Brands, Mr. Gibbs served as Chief Executive Officer of the Pizza Hut Division from 2015 to 2016, President of Pizza Hut U.S. in 2014, and President and Chief Financial Officer of Yum! Restaurants International, Inc. from 2012 to 2013. Mr. Gibbs has served as a director of Under Armour, Inc. since 2021 and is Chair of its Human Capital and Compensation Committee. He has served as a director of PepsiCo, Inc. since 2026 and is a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Gibbs holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematical science from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Gibbs will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee and its Compensation and Management Development Committee. Following the appointment of Mr. Gibbs, the Board will be composed of 13 directors, 12 of whom are independent
Congressional trading in AMGN
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- Nov 2, 2026$15K–$50K
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
$15K–$50K · Traded Oct 15, 2026 · disclosed Nov 2, 2026 · Spouse
Committee overlap: Finance - Oct 7, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 4, 2026 · disclosed Oct 7, 2026 · Spouse
- Oct 1, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)
$1K–$15K · Traded Sep 22, 2026 · disclosed Oct 1, 2026
- Sep 5, 2026$1K–$15K
- Sep 5, 2026$1K–$15K
- Sep 2, 2026$1K–$15K
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
$1K–$15K · Traded Aug 12, 2026 · disclosed Sep 2, 2026 · Spouse
Committee overlap: Finance - Jul 21, 2026$15K–$50K
Sen. Alan Armstrong (R-OK)
$15K–$50K · Traded Mar 27, 2026 · disclosed Jul 21, 2026 · filed 116 days later
Committee overlap: HELP - Jun 12, 2026$1K–$15K
Rep. David J. Taylor (R-OH-2)
$1K–$15K · Traded Jun 5, 2026 · disclosed Jun 12, 2026
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