---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000105770-22-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WST"
cik: "0000105770"
company_name: "WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T17:35:51.683946+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# West Pharma appoints CFO Birkett to combined CFO/COO role; Montecalvo resigns

## Summary
- Bernard J. Birkett assumes expanded role as Chief Financial and Operations Officer, leading Global Operations and Supply Chain in addition to CFO duties.
- David Montecalvo, SVP Chief Global Operations and Supply Chain Officer, resigns to pursue other interests; departure expected July 2022.
- Cindy Reiss-Clark appointed as Chief Commercial Officer, leading global commercial strategy.
- Changes effective May 12, 2022, as announced in press release.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000105770-22-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WST
- cik: 0000105770
- company_name: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577022000021/0000105770-22-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577022000021/wst-20220512.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-22-000021
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-22-000021.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-22-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Montecalvo resigned as Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations and Supply Chain Officer at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations and Supply Chain Officer
  source text: After six years of dedicated service, the Company's Senior Vice President, Chief Global Operations and Supply Chain Officer, David Montecalvo, has announced his resignation to pursue other interests, with a departure date of July 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577022000021/0000105770-22-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  Cindy Reiss-Clark was appointed as Chief Commercial Officer at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: The Company has also announced other leadership changes and additions, including the appointment of Cindy Reiss-Clark as the Chief Commercial Officer
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577022000021/0000105770-22-000021-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bernard J. Birkett was appointed as Chief Financial and Operations Officer at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial and Operations Officer
  source text: On May 12, 2022, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (the “Company” or "West") announced the appointment of Bernard J. Birkett, Chief Financial Officer, to a newly combined position of Chief Financial and Operations Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577022000021/0000105770-22-000021-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.