---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000856982-21-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MMSI"
cik: "0000856982"
company_name: "MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2021-10-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T18:58:48.925981+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.45
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Merit Medical terminates Justin Lampropoulos as President, EMEA, effective Oct 19

## Summary
- Justin Lampropoulos terminated as President, Europe, Middle East and Africa effective October 19, 2021.
- No successor or interim replacement announced for the regional president role.
- Termination executed through a wholly-owned subsidiary; no reason disclosed.
- Company's day-to-day operations continue under existing management structure.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000856982-21-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MMSI
- cik: 0000856982
- company_name: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2021-10-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.45
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.45
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698221000025/0000856982-21-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698221000025/mmsi-20211019x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-21-000025
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-21-000025.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-21-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Justin Lampropoulos was terminated as President, Europe, Middle East and Africa at MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: terminated
  - Role: President, Europe, Middle East and Africa
  source text: Effective as of October 19, 2021, Merit Medical Systems, Inc., through a wholly-owned subsidiary, terminated the employment of Justin Lampropoulos, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698221000025/0000856982-21-000025-index.htm

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