---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000856982-22-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MMSI"
cik: "0000856982"
company_name: "MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T05:31:42.388560+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Merit Medical COO Ron Frost retires; Neil Peterson appointed as new COO

## Summary
- Ron Frost retired as COO effective April 19, 2022, after more than 30 years at Merit Medical.
- Neil Peterson, a 27-year company veteran and former VP of Operations, appointed COO effective immediately.
- Peterson oversaw all operations at Merit's South Jordan, Utah headquarters for the past five years.
- Frost will assist in the transition as needed; CEO Fred Lampropoulos thanked Frost and praised internal talent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000856982-22-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MMSI
- cik: 0000856982
- company_name: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2022-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698222000024/0000856982-22-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698222000024/mmsi-20220419x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-22-000024
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-22-000024.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-22-000024.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Neil Peterson was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Neil Peterson, age 56, was appointed as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698222000024/0000856982-22-000024-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ron Frost retired as Chief Operating Officer at MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Ron Frost has retired from his position as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective April 19, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698222000024/0000856982-22-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.