---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000784199-25-000136"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AORT"
cik: "0000784199"
company_name: "ARTIVION, INC."
filed_at: "2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T15:54:39.325567+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Artivion appoints Lance Berry as COO, retains CFO role; CMO Stanton to retire March 2026

## Summary
- Lance Berry appointed COO effective Aug 11, 2025, while continuing as CFO and Treasurer.
- Berry receives $540k salary, 70% bonus target, $2.25M equity grant target for 2026.
- Marshall Stanton, SVP Clinical Research and CMO, to retire effective March 31, 2026.
- Stanton will provide transition services for up to one year post-retirement; no disagreement involved.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000784199-25-000136
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AORT
- cik: 0000784199
- company_name: ARTIVION, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/000078419925000136/0000784199-25-000136-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/784199/000078419925000136/aort-20250806.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000784199-25-000136.txt

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