---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001097149-26-000048"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ALGN"
cik: "0001097149"
company_name: "ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC"
filed_at: "2026-06-19T01:02:10+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T10:07:53.416452+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Align Technology Chairman C. Raymond Larkin to retire; Kevin Conroy appointed as new Chairman.

## Summary
- C. Raymond Larkin to retire as Chairman effective July 1, 2026, and as board member effective Dec. 31, 2026; no disagreement cited.
- Kevin Conroy, independent director since Dec. 2023, appointed Chairman effective July 1, 2026.
- Conroy most recently served as CEO of Exact Sciences until its acquisition by Abbott in March 2026.
- Larkin to continue on board through Dec. 31, 2026, and on Nominating and Governance Committee for smooth transition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001097149-26-000048
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ALGN
- cik: 0001097149
- company_name: ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC
- filed_at: 2026-06-19T01:02:10+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000048/0001097149-26-000048-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000048/algn-20260617.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001097149-26-000048.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. changed role as Chairman of the Board at ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On June 17, 2026, C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Align Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire as Chairman of the Board effective July 1, 2026, and as a member of the Board effective December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000048/0001097149-26-000048-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kevin Conroy was appointed as Chairman of the Board at ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: Also on June 17, 2026, the Board appointed Kevin Conroy, an independent director, to succeed Mr. Larkin as Chairman of the Board, effective July 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000048/0001097149-26-000048-index.htm
- Executive change
  C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. departed as member of the Board at ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: resign
  - Role: member of the Board
  source text: On June 17, 2026, C. Raymond Larkin, Jr. notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Align Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) that he will retire as Chairman of the Board effective July 1, 2026, and as a member of the Board effective December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000048/0001097149-26-000048-index.htm

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