Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. 8-K
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Kyndryl Holdings Appoints Interim CFO; General Counsel Changes
What Happened
- Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. filed a Form 8-K reporting that on February 5, 2026 the Board appointed Harsh Chugh as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Bhavna Doegar as Interim Corporate Controller, effective immediately. Concurrently, David Wyshner departed as CFO and Edward Sebold departed as General Counsel, both effective immediately. Vineet Khurana stepped down as Senior Vice President and Global Controller and moved into a different role at the company.
- Separately (Regulation FD disclosure), Mark Ringes was appointed Interim General Counsel on February 5, 2026; he had served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel since 2024.
Key Details
- Effective date of appointments and departures: February 5, 2026.
- Interim CFO Harsh Chugh (age 54) recently served as Kyndryl’s Global Head of Practices, Corporate Development, and Administration (Jan 2026) and was COO from Sept 2021–Jan 2026; prior roles include CFO at PlanSource and senior positions at IBM. Chugh is a CFA charterholder with an MS (IIT) and an MBA (Indiana University).
- Interim Corporate Controller Bhavna Doegar (age 49) joined Kyndryl as SVP, Finance and Strategy in Dec 2025; she previously held multiple senior finance roles at Genpact and finance roles at General Electric, and holds a B.Com and an MBA.
- The filing states there are no family relationships or related-party transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a), and no changes to Chugh’s or Doegar’s compensation have been made as of the filing; any material compensation changes will be disclosed by amendment.
Why It Matters
- These changes affect the executives directly responsible for Kyndryl’s financial reporting and legal oversight (CFO, Controller, General Counsel). Investors should note the interim nature of the appointments and watch for follow-up filings about permanent appointments, governance changes, or any material compensation updates, all of which the company said it will disclose.