---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-024543"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRKR"
cik: "0001109354"
company_name: "BRUKER CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T06:47:08.588250+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bruker appoints Laura Francis to Board of Directors; former Bruker CFO and current SI-BONE CEO

## Summary
- Laura Francis appointed as independent director of Bruker effective Feb 18, 2025, expanding Board to ten directors.
- Francis is CEO of SI-BONE (SIBN) and former Bruker CFO; will serve until 2026 Annual Meeting and join Audit Committee.
- No transactions requiring disclosure; compensation consistent with other non-employee directors.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-024543
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRKR
- cik: 0001109354
- company_name: BRUKER CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109354/000095017025024543/0000950170-25-024543-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109354/000095017025024543/brkr-20250221.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-024543
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-024543.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-024543.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Laura Francis was appointed as director at BRUKER CORP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: appointed Laura Francis to fill the newly created vacancy on the Board, effective as of February 18, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109354/000095017025024543/0000950170-25-024543-index.htm

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