Corteva, Inc.: director and officer changes

What happened Corteva, Inc filed an 8-K on Oct 7, 2026 reporting that, in connection with the Separation, Charles V. Magro resigned from the company’s board of directors effective as of the Effective Time. Each of Kerry J. Preete, Marcos M. Lutz and Karen H. Grimes also resigned from their positions as members of the board and from their committee roles effective as of the Effective Time.

The filing reports that the board appointed Luther ("Luke") Kissam as a director effective as of the Effective Time. The filing also notes that, as previously disclosed in the company’s Form 8-K filed Apr 14, 2026, in connection with the Separation: Mr. Kissam was appointed chief executive officer, Jeff Rudolph was appointed chief financial officer, Brook Cunningham was appointed chief commercial officer and Ralph Ford was appointed chief integrated operations officer, each effective as of the Effective Time.

Key details

• 4 directors resigned: Charles V. Magro, Kerry J. Preete, Marcos M. Lutz and Karen H. Grimes, effective as of the Effective Time.
• Luther ("Luke") Kissam was appointed as a director effective as of the Effective Time.
• Board committee composition effective as of the Effective Time: Audit Committee — Patrick J. Ward (chair), Gregory R. Page, Nayaki R. Nayyar, Christopher J. Policinski; Governance and Compliance Committee — Janet P. Giesselman (chair), Gregory R. Page, Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D., Christopher J. Policinski; People and Compensation Committee — David C. Everitt (chair), Jean-Marc Gilson, Nayaki R. Nayyar, Patrick J. Ward; Science and Innovation Committee — Klaus A. Engel, Ph.D. (chair), David C. Everitt, Janet P. Giesselman, Jean-Marc Gilson.
• The filing states that none of the listed directors or the newly appointed officers is party to any transaction required to be disclosed under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K and that there are no arrangements or understandings related to their appointments.

Why it may matter This report was made under Item 5.02 (departure of directors or certain officers; election of directors), which covers resignations and appointments of directors and officers and related committee memberships. This filing does not show why the insider traded or why the company acted.