---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-23-000142"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T23:04:27.885725+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical promotes David J. Rosa to President; Guthart remains CEO

## Summary
- Rosa promoted to President effective May 16, 2023; will lead product, digital, quality, regulatory, supply chain, manufacturing, and commercial teams.
- Annual base salary increased from $652,468 to $700,000; bonus target raised from 100% to 120% of base.
- Grants of $1.5M stock option, $1.5M RSUs, and $2M PSUs awarded under 2010 Incentive Award Plan.
- Gary Guthart remains CEO; Bob DeSantis named EVP and Chief Strategy and Corporate Operations Officer.
- Rosa has been with Intuitive for 27 years and previously served as EVP and Chief Strategy and Growth Officer.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-23-000142
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000142/0001035267-23-000142-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000142/isrg-20230515.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000142
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000142.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000142.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David J. Rosa changed role as President at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President
  source text: On May 15, 2023, the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company” or “Intuitive”) promoted David J. Rosa to the role of President of the Company, effective May 16, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000142/0001035267-23-000142-index.htm
- Executive change
  Gary S. Guthart changed role as President at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  - Action: cease to hold title of President
  - Role: President
  source text: Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., will cease to hold the title of President and will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000142/0001035267-23-000142-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.