---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-25-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T09:43:32.357129+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical promotes Samath to EVP/CFO and Charlton to EVP/Commercial

## Summary
- Jamie Samath promoted to EVP, CFO and Head of Business Technology effective January 1, 2025.
- Samath's base salary raised from $605k to $683k; bonus target increased from 65% to 100% of base.
- Henry Charlton promoted to EVP, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer effective same date.
- Charlton's base salary raised from $600k to $670k; bonus target increased from 65% to 100% of base.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-25-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000002/0001035267-25-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000002/isrg-20250101.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000002.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3efaa55e54
  claim: Jamie E. Samath changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Technology at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Effective January 1, 2025, Jamie E. Samath was promoted to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Technology of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000002/0001035267-25-000002-index.htm
- claim_id: 7ca5f25e96
  claim: Henry L. Charlton changed role as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: In addition, effective January 1, 2025, Henry L. Charlton was promoted to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000002/0001035267-25-000002-index.htm

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