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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000097745-25-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMO"
cik: "0000097745"
company_name: "THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC."
filed_at: "2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T13:04:24.847759+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Thermo Fisher elects former CVS Health CEO Karen S. Lynch to its board

## Summary
- Board size increased to 12; Lynch elected effective February 19, 2025, term until 2025 annual meeting.
- Lynch, former President and CEO of CVS Health, brings over 30 years of health care experience.
- Anticipated to serve on Audit Committee following re-election at 2025 annual meeting.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation and indemnification agreement.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000097745-25-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMO
- cik: 0000097745
- company_name: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
- filed_at: 2025-02-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774525000007/0000097745-25-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774525000007/tmo-20250219.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097745-25-000007
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097745-25-000007.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000097745-25-000007.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karen S. Lynch was elected as director at THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: increased its size to twelve members and elected Karen S. Lynch as a director of the Company, effective February 19, 2025, for a term expiring at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/97745/000009774525000007/0000097745-25-000007-index.htm

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