---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-25-089733"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STAA"
cik: "0000718937"
company_name: "STAAR SURGICAL CO"
filed_at: "2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-18T21:40:16.061321+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# STAAR Surgical appoints Deborah Andrews permanent CFO, forms Capital Stewardship Committee, IR head leaves

## Summary
- Deborah Andrews appointed CFO effective June 25, 2025; she served as interim CFO since March 2025 and previously held the role from 2007-2013 and 2017-2020.
- Compensation: base salary $495k, target bonus 55%, equity award valued at $1.4M (50% RSUs vesting over 3 years, 50% PSUs tied to revenue targets through 2027).
- Company on track to achieve $225M annual SG&A run rate ahead of schedule.
- Board forms new Capital Stewardship Committee chaired by Lilian Y. Zhou to guide capital allocation and oversight.
- Brian Moore, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Development, will depart effective June 27, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-25-089733
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STAA
- cik: 0000718937
- company_name: STAAR SURGICAL CO
- filed_at: 2025-06-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000095017025089733/0000950170-25-089733-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000095017025089733/staa-20250625.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-089733.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Deborah Andrews was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at STAAR SURGICAL CO.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 25, 2025, STAAR Surgical Company (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed Deborah Andrews as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 25, 2025 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/718937/000095017025089733/0000950170-25-089733-index.htm

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