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Agilent8-K: Chief accounting officer change

Agilent appoints Tim Downs as new Chief Accounting Officer, effective after Q2 2026 filing.

What happened

New CAO Tim Downs, from Baker Hughes, will likely review all accounting systems, reporting tools, and compliance processes within the first 90-180 days.

Source

SEC EDGARMay 27, 2026

Current report (Form 8-K)

Agilent 8-K

Filing excerpt

On May 20, 2026, the Company appointed Tim Downs as the new Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and as principal accounting officer of the Company, effective as of the first business day following the Company’s filing of the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2026 (the “Start Date”).

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8-K: Chief accounting officer change

What this signalsFilings often name leadership changes, deals and spending plans.

Form
8-K
Fiscal year end
05/20
Filed
May 27, 2026

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Details

CIK
1090872
Accession number
0001090872-26-000052
Timeframe
Next quarter
Filing year
2026
Why it matters
Finance/accounting tools review
Signal category
Leadership

Topics and mentions

Vendors

  • Baker Hughes Company
  • General Electric Company
  • Deloitte

Extraction

Confidence
High
Relevance
90%
Sentiment
Neutral
Detected
Jun 2, 2026
signal_type
sec-8k
signal_subtype
chiefAccountingOfficerChange

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