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Issuer:     ALIGN TECHNOLOGY INC (ALGN)
CIK:        0001097149
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-31T20:05:19+00:00
Accession:  0001097149-26-000065
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Align appoints iRhythm CEO Quentin Blackford to board; Saia retires after 13 years
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- Quentin Blackford, 48, appointed to Align board effective Aug 27, 2026; board expands from 10 to 11 directors.
- Blackford is President & CEO of iRhythm Technologies; previously COO of Dexcom; also on Alphatec Holdings board.
- Andrea L. Saia will resign effective Sept 23, 2026, after 13 years; board size reverts to 10 immediately after.
- Saia's departure not due to any disagreement; she was not removed for cause.
- Blackford will be included in Align's 2027 proxy slate and stand for election at May 2027 annual meeting.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000065/0001097149-26-000065-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1097149/000109714926000065/algn-20260827.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001097149-26-000065

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