---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000105770-24-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WST"
cik: "0000105770"
company_name: "WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T06:11:11.732088+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# West CFO Bernard Birkett transitions to sole CFO; operating duties decentralized

## Summary
- CFO Bernard Birkett's role narrowed from CFO & COO to solely CFO effective May 1, 2024; operating leadership moves to business segments.
- Shareholders elected 11 directors, approved say-on-pay (96.1% for), and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers as auditor.
- Charter amendments eliminating supermajority requirements for transactions and amendments approved with over 99% support.
- A shareholder proposal on redundant topics was not presented after SEC no-action letter in West's favor.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000105770-24-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WST
- cik: 0000105770
- company_name: WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577024000035/0000105770-24-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577024000035/wst-20240423.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-24-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-24-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000105770-24-000035.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bernard Birkett changed role as Chief Financial Officer at WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC.
  - Action: role change
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Effective May 1, 2024, Mr. Birkett’s title will be solely Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), where he will retain financial oversight for both Business Segments, operational oversight of our strategic sourcing function and be involved in key operational issues together with other members of our executive team.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/105770/000010577024000035/0000105770-24-000035-index.htm

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