---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000721371-22-000181"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAH"
cik: "0000721371"
company_name: "CARDINAL HEALTH INC"
filed_at: "2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-21T02:56:13.229356+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cardinal Health appoints Aaron Alt as CFO effective Feb 10, 2023

## Summary
- Aaron Alt, 51, named CFO effective Feb 10, 2023; succeeds interim CFO Trish English.
- Alt previously EVP & CFO of Sysco Corporation; also CFO of Sally Beauty and senior roles at Target.
- Compensation: base salary $825,000, target bonus 110% of salary, long-term incentives $3.5M, plus $1M sign-on and equity grants.
- Alt will lead financial strategy, capital deployment, treasury, tax, IR, accounting, reporting, and corporate development.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000721371-22-000181
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAH
- cik: 0000721371
- company_name: CARDINAL HEALTH INC
- filed_at: 2022-12-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137122000181/0000721371-22-000181-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137122000181/cah-20221216.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-22-000181
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-22-000181.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-22-000181.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Patricia M. English departed as Chief Financial Officer (Interim) at CARDINAL HEALTH INC.
  - Action: succeeded
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer (Interim)
  source text: Mr. Alt will succeed Patricia M. English, who will continue to serve as interim CFO until February 10, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137122000181/0000721371-22-000181-index.htm
- Executive change
  Aaron E. Alt was elected as Chief Financial Officer at CARDINAL HEALTH INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On December 16, 2022, the Board of Directors of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Aaron E. Alt, 51, as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of the Company, effective February 10, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137122000181/0000721371-22-000181-index.htm

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