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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000947871-26-000877"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVTR"
cik: "0001722482"
company_name: "Avantor, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-21T11:14:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-21T11:15:07.976820+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avantor names Todd Garner as CFO effective Sept 21, 2026; details comp package

## Summary
- Todd Garner, former CONMED EVP & CFO (2018-2026), becomes Avantor EVP and CFO effective September 21, 2026.
- Compensation: $700,000 base salary, 80% target bonus, $150,000 signing bonus, $1.5M initial equity grant (half RSU, half options).
- Steve Eck, interim CFO since June 24, 2026, reverts to Senior VP and Chief Accounting Officer.
- Garner brings 30+ years experience including roles at C.R. Bard; eligible for $3M annual long-term incentive target.
- Appointment follows June 2026 interim CFO transition; no related-party transactions or family ties disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000947871-26-000877
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVTR
- cik: 0001722482
- company_name: Avantor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-21T11:14:05+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000094787126000877/0000947871-26-000877-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000094787126000877/ss6842956_8k.htm

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