---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-23-081829"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TCMD"
cik: "0001027838"
company_name: "TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC"
filed_at: "2023-07-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T06:47:29.662242+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tactile Medical appoints Sherri Ferstler SVP Sales; Eric Pauls resigns

## Summary
- Eric Pauls resigns as SVP Sales effective July 28, 2023.
- Sherri Ferstler appointed SVP Sales effective July 31, 2023.
- Ferstler previously VP North America at Johnson & Johnson Vision, leading a team of over 325.
- Ferstler brings over 25 years of healthcare sales leadership experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-23-081829
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TCMD
- cik: 0001027838
- company_name: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
- filed_at: 2023-07-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465923081829/0001104659-23-081829-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465923081829/tm2321478d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-081829
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-081829.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-081829.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Pauls resigned as Senior Vice President, Sales at TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Sales
  source text: On July 14, 2023, Eric Pauls, the Senior Vice President, Sales of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his resignation from the Company, effective July 28, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465923081829/0001104659-23-081829-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sherri Ferstler was appointed as Senior Vice President, Sales at TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President, Sales
  source text: The Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Sherri Ferstler to succeed Mr. Pauls as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Sales, effective July 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465923081829/0001104659-23-081829-index.htm

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