secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Avantor, Inc. (AVTR)
CIK:        0001722482
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-21T11:08:46+00:00
Accession:  0000947871-26-000876
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avantor names Todd Garner CFO effective Sept 21; Eck returns to CAO role
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- Todd Garner appointed EVP & CFO effective 9/21/2026; was CONMED EVP & CFO Jan 2018–Mar 2026.
- Compensation: $700k base salary, 80% target bonus (prorated 2026), $150k signing bonus.
- Initial equity grant $1.5M: 50% RSUs (2-yr vest) and 50% options at 10% premium (3-yr vest).
- Annual equity target of $3M starting 2027; eligible for Executive Severance Plan.
- Steven Eck steps down as interim CFO, remains SVP & Chief Accounting Officer.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000094787126000876/0000947871-26-000876-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000094787126000876/ss6842956_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000947871-26-000876

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