---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001093557-25-000159"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DXCM"
cik: "0001093557"
company_name: "DEXCOM INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T12:38:51.359498+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Dexcom promotes Jake Leach to President and COO; base salary raised to $800K

## Summary
- Jake Leach, with 21+ years at Dexcom, promoted to President and COO effective May 9, 2025.
- Annual base salary increased to $800,000; target cash bonus at 100% of salary.
- As President, Leach adds oversight of corporate development and strategy to existing COO duties.
- Leach reports to CEO Kevin Sayer, who remains Chairman and CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001093557-25-000159
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DXCM
- cik: 0001093557
- company_name: DEXCOM INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- 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/1093557/000109355725000159/0001093557-25-000159-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093557/000109355725000159/dxcm-20250509.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001093557-25-000159
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001093557-25-000159.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001093557-25-000159.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jacob S. Leach changed role as President and Chief Operating Officer at DEXCOM INC.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: President and Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On May 9, 2025, Jacob S. Leach was promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer of DexCom, Inc. (the “Company”) effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1093557/000109355725000159/0001093557-25-000159-index.htm

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