{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001104659-24-024562","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CYRX","cik":"0001124524","company_name":"Cryoport, Inc.","filed_at":"2024-02-15T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:23.454314+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-06T00:44:59.770281+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Cryoport appoints Edward Zecchini as SVP CDTO; CEO, CFO, CSO contracts amended through 2027","bullets":["Edward Zecchini resigned from Board effective Feb 19, 2024, to become Senior VP & Chief Digital & Technology Officer.","CEO Jerrell Shelton's agreement extended to Feb 15, 2027; termination without cause triggers full equity vesting, no COBRA.","CFO Robert Stefanovich and CSO Mark Sawicki agreements extended to Feb 15, 2027; termination without cause yields one-year accelerated vesting, reduced COBRA.","For all three, company non-renewal of contract is deemed termination without cause, entitling them to severance benefits.","No disagreements were reported with Zecchini's transition or the employment agreement amendments."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024562","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024562.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024562.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-024562.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124524/000110465924024562/0001104659-24-024562-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124524/000110465924024562/tm246433d1_8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-06T00:44:59.770281+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"819dba46b7","claim":"Edward Zecchini changed role as Senior Vice President – Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Cryoport, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On February 10, 2024, Edward Zecchini accepted the offer to join Cryoport, Inc. (the “Company”) as Senior Vice President – Chief Digital & Technology Officer and submitted his resignation from the Board of Directors of the Company both effective February 19, 2024.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1124524/000110465924024562/0001104659-24-024562-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"transitioned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Senior Vice President – Chief Digital & Technology Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}