Leadership & Pay ·
Beyond Meat appointed Brijesh Krishnaswamy as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 24, 2026
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Beyond Meat appointed Brijesh Krishnaswamy as Chief Operating Officer, effective August 24, 2026. He will start part-time with a $110,000 annual salary, converting to full-time on September 30, 2026, with a base salary of $550,000 and a target bonus of 60% of base. He is eligible for equity awards valued at $1,200,000 under the Employment Inducement Equity Incentive Plan. Interim Chief Transformation Officer John Boken will cease performing COO duties upon Krishnaswamy's full-time commencement. Additionally, Founder and CEO Ethan Brown was appointed to the board of directors as a Class III director on July 28, 2026, filling the vacancy left by Raphael Thomas Wallander. Beyond Meat is a plant-based food company that produces meat alternatives.