INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 8-K

What Happened
IBM filed a Form 8-K on January 30, 2026, announcing that Ramon Laguarta, the current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, Inc., has been elected to IBM’s Board of Directors effective March 1, 2026. The filing states Mr. Laguarta will join IBM’s Directors and Corporate Governance Committee. The company attached a press release dated January 30, 2026 as Exhibit 99.1.

Key Details

• Election announced in an 8-K filed January 30, 2026; appointment effective March 1, 2026.
• New director: Ramon Laguarta — current Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo, Inc.
• Committee assignment: Directors and Corporate Governance Committee.
• Non-management director compensation follows IBM’s Proxy Statement dated March 10, 2025.

Why It Matters
A Board appointment of a high-profile CEO is a governance event investors watch because directors help oversee strategy, risk and executive performance. This filing is informational (no change to IBM’s executive officers or financial statements was reported) and notes the director’s committee role and that compensation for non-management directors is governed by IBM’s previously disclosed proxy materials.