---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000818479-23-000074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XRAY"
cik: "0000818479"
company_name: "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc."
filed_at: "2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T07:15:50.144968+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dentsply Sirona appoints Gregory T. Lucier as Chairman; Harry Kraemer to retire from Board

## Summary
- Eric K. Brandt steps down as non-Executive Chairman after 6 years, rotates to Board member and Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee member.
- Gregory T. Lucier appointed Chairman of the Board and member of Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, effective January 1, 2024.
- Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr., a director since 2006 (first with Sirona Dental Systems), retires effective December 31, 2023; no disagreement with the Company.
- Lucier is CEO of Corza Health and former Chairman/CEO of Life Technologies and NuVasive; joined the Board in 2019.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000818479-23-000074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XRAY
- cik: 0000818479
- company_name: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-09-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000074/0000818479-23-000074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000074/xray-20230929.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-23-000074
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-23-000074.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-23-000074.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. departed as director at DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc..
  - Action: retire
  source text: On September 27, 2023, Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (the “Company”) of his intent to retire from the Board effective December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847923000074/0000818479-23-000074-index.htm

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