Form 8-K · Current report
Archer Daniels Midland 8-K, filed Jul 23, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000007084
- Accession no.
- 0001193125-26-314103
Summary
Archer-Daniels-Midland appointed Jeffrey Rowe to the newly created role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer effective August 17, 2026, and Rowe is stepping down as chief executive of Syngenta Group effective August 1, 2026. Rowe will oversee ADM's commercial businesses, global manufacturing and R&D, reporting to Chair and CEO Juan Luciano.
Key points
- Rowe has been CEO of Syngenta Group since January 2024 and previously served as President of Syngenta Crop Protection and President of Syngenta Seeds.
- Before Syngenta, Rowe spent more than 20 years at DuPont Pioneer in executive roles spanning strategy, international operations, biotech and regulatory affairs.
- ADM set Rowe's initial annual base salary at $1,200,000, a target annual cash incentive of 175% of base salary, and an annual target equity award opportunity of $12,500,000.
- Rowe received one-time make-whole awards from ADM — a $2,200,000 cash bonus payable in January 2027 and RSUs with a grant date value of $16,690,000 — intended to replace incentives and equity forfeited from his prior employer.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 20, 2026, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Jeffrey Rowe to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective August 17, 2026. Mr. Rowe, age 53, will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta Group effective August 1, 2026, a role he has held since January 2024. Mr. Rowe served as President of Syngenta Crop Protection from July 2022 to December 2023 and President of Syngenta Seeds from September 2016 to June 2022. …
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