---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000818479-25-000086"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XRAY"
cik: "0000818479"
company_name: "DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T07:12:45.392304+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dentsply Sirona appoints Matthew Garth as CFO, effective May 30, 2025

## Summary
- Matthew Garth named EVP & CFO; previously CFO & CAO of Scotts Miracle-Gro.
- Compensation: $800k base salary, 85% target bonus, annual equity grant of $2.75M.
- Equity components: stock options ($687.5k), RSUs ($687.5k), PRSUs ($1.375M) with 3-year targets.
- Nearly 30 years of financial leadership at Scotts, Minerals Technologies, and Alcoa.
- No family relationships or material transactions disclosed; subject to non-compete and severance plan.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000818479-25-000086
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XRAY
- cik: 0000818479
- company_name: DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847925000086/0000818479-25-000086-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847925000086/xray-20250527.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-25-000086.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Matthew E. Garth was appointed as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On May 27, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Matthew E. Garth as the Company’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, effective as of May 30, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847925000086/0000818479-25-000086-index.htm

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