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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-23-000203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T04:02:17.412822+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical appoints Sreelakshmi Kolli to board of directors

## Summary
- Sreelakshmi Kolli appointed effective Oct 27, 2023, expanding board to 12 members.
- Kolli is EVP and Chief Digital Officer at Align Technology; also on Zimmer Biomet board.
- Annual cash retainer of $70,000 for non-employee director service, prorated until next annual meeting.
- Initial grants of $70,000 in stock options and $70,000 in RSUs, vesting on first anniversary or next annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-23-000203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000203/0001035267-23-000203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000203/isrg-20231026.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000203
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000203.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-23-000203.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sreelakshmi Kolli was appointed as Director at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: appointed Sreelakshmi Kolli to the Board effective as of October 27, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526723000203/0001035267-23-000203-index.htm

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