secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (XRAY)
CIK:        0000818479
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-11T12:32:06+00:00
Accession:  0000818479-26-000200
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Dentsply Sirona appoints John Fortson as EVP & CFO; base salary $780K
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- John Fortson named EVP & CFO effective July 20, 2026; previously CFO at Kymera International and CEO at Ingevity.
- Compensation includes $780K base salary, 85% target bonus, $500K sign-on cash (Feb 2027), and $700K sign-on equity.
- Sign-on equity 60% premium stock options, 40% RSUs, three-year ratable vesting.
- Employment subject to severance plans and two-year non-compete agreement.
- Fortson brings 25+ years of finance and operations leadership experience.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847926000200/0000818479-26-000200-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847926000200/xray-20260611.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000818479-26-000200

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