---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001037646-22-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MTD"
cik: "0001037646"
company_name: "METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/"
filed_at: "2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T06:16:44.113855+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mettler-Toledo appoints Roland Diggelmann to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Roland Diggelmann appointed as independent director, effective August 1, 2022.
- Board size increased from eight to nine members.
- Diggelmann most recently served as CEO of Smith & Nephew (2019-2022) and prior CEO of Roche Diagnostics.
- His pharma/life science experience aligns with Mettler-Toledo's key end market.
- No arrangements, understandings, or related-party transactions disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001037646-22-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MTD
- cik: 0001037646
- company_name: METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/
- filed_at: 2022-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037646/000103764622000027/0001037646-22-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037646/000103764622000027/mtd-20220801.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037646-22-000027
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037646-22-000027.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001037646-22-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Roland Diggelmann was appointed as director at METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: announced it has appointed Roland Diggelmann as a director of the Company, effective August 1, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1037646/000103764622000027/0001037646-22-000027-index.htm

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