---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000883984-21-000020"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ICUI"
cik: "0000883984"
company_name: "ICU MEDICAL INC/DE"
filed_at: "2021-07-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T07:05:00.264489+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ICU Medical elects Laurie Hernandez to board, increasing size to eight

## Summary
- Board expanded to eight directors; Hernandez elected effective July 1, 2021.
- Hernandez is a retired healthcare executive with over 25 years at Baxter and Hospira.
- She receives a prorated annual equity award of $170K aggregate and $70K cash retainer.
- Determined independent under NASDAQ rules; will stand for election at 2022 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000883984-21-000020
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ICUI
- cik: 0000883984
- company_name: ICU MEDICAL INC/DE
- filed_at: 2021-07-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883984/000088398421000020/0000883984-21-000020-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883984/000088398421000020/icui-20210701.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000883984-21-000020
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000883984-21-000020.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000883984-21-000020.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Laurie Hernandez was elected as Director at ICU MEDICAL INC/DE.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 1, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company elected Ms. Laurie Hernandez as the new director of the Company, effective July 1, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883984/000088398421000020/0000883984-21-000020-index.htm

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