---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-002876"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TCMD"
cik: "0001027838"
company_name: "TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T02:38:31.110382+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tactile Medical appoints Laura King to Board of Directors effective Jan 13, 2025

## Summary
- Laura King elected to Board; serves on Audit and Compliance & Reimbursement Committees.
- King brings 22-year GE Healthcare tenure as President & CEO of Global Interventional Business.
- Initial RSU grant valued at pro rata portion of $145,000, vesting earlier of one year or 2025 annual meeting.
- Annual cash retainers: $50,000 board, $10,000 audit committee, $5,000 compliance committee.
- King also co-founder & CEO of BiaCure; formerly led NeuWave Medical (acquired by J&J).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-002876
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TCMD
- cik: 0001027838
- company_name: TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465925002876/0001104659-25-002876-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465925002876/tm253038d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002876
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002876.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-002876.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Laura G. King was elected as Director at TACTILE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the board of directors of Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Laura G. King to serve as a member of the board and fixed the size of the board at nine directors, all effective as of January 13, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1027838/000110465925002876/0001104659-25-002876-index.htm

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