---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000721371-25-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAH"
cik: "0000721371"
company_name: "CARDINAL HEALTH INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T02:22:17.886442+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cardinal Health adds two independent directors: Musslewhite (ex-Definitive Healthcare) and Ramakrishna (SolarWinds CEO)

## Summary
- Robert Musslewhite, former CEO of Definitive Healthcare, elected to board effective March 7, 2025.
- Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and CEO of SolarWinds Corporation, also elected as independent director.
- Musslewhite will serve on Audit and Human Resources & Compensation Committees.
- Ramakrishna will serve on Audit and Risk Oversight Committees.
- Both directors are deemed independent under NYSE rules; no material transactions disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000721371-25-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAH
- cik: 0000721371
- company_name: CARDINAL HEALTH INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137125000020/0000721371-25-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137125000020/cah-20250307.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-25-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-25-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000721371-25-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert W. Musslewhite was elected as Director at CARDINAL HEALTH INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Robert W. Musslewhite and Sudhakar Ramakrishna to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137125000020/0000721371-25-000020-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sudhakar Ramakrishna was elected as Director at CARDINAL HEALTH INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cardinal Health, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Robert W. Musslewhite and Sudhakar Ramakrishna to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/721371/000072137125000020/0000721371-25-000020-index.htm

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