---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001035267-25-000161"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ISRG"
cik: "0001035267"
company_name: "INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T04:18:00.195465+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Intuitive Surgical promotes President Dave Rosa to CEO effective July 1, 2025

## Summary
- David J. Rosa promoted to CEO effective July 1, 2025; he previously served as President.
- Current CEO Gary Guthart becomes Executive Chair; Board Chair Craig Barratt becomes Lead Independent Director.
- Rosa's base salary increases from $825k to $925k; bonus target raised from 125% to 150% of salary.
- Rosa receives RSUs valued at $4M and PSUs valued at $4M, vesting over 4 years and performance-based.
- Guthart's base salary reduced to $700k; he will remain employee in senior advisory capacity.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001035267-25-000161
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ISRG
- cik: 0001035267
- company_name: INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000161/0001035267-25-000161-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000161/isrg-20250514.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000161
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000161.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001035267-25-000161.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 55fbddcf7a
  claim: David J. Rosa was appointed as Chief Executive Officer at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: On May 14, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed David J. Rosa, currently the Company’s President, as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000161/0001035267-25-000161-index.htm
- claim_id: b2c13262bc
  claim: Craig H. Barratt was appointed as lead independent director at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: the independent directors of the Board appointed Craig H. Barratt, Ph.D., the Board’s current Chair, to serve as the lead independent director of the Board also effective July 1, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000161/0001035267-25-000161-index.htm
- claim_id: bdef9af0c6
  claim: Gary S. Guthart changed role as Executive Chair of the Board at INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC.
  evidence_excerpt: Mr. Rosa will replace Gary S. Guthart, Ph.D., who will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective July 1, 2025 and will assume the position of Executive Chair of the Board as of that same date, and will continue to serve as a director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035267/000103526725000161/0001035267-25-000161-index.htm

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