---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-053623"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COR"
cik: "0001140859"
company_name: "Cencora, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T07:33:03.296112+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Cencora adds Lori Ryerkerk to board; director Barra resigns amid WBA stake drop

## Summary
- Lori J. Ryerkerk, former Celanese CEO, elected independent director effective June 1, 2025.
- Ornella Barra resigned from Cencora board effective May 27, 2025, as Walgreens ownership expected to fall below 5%.
- Barra served since 2015; resignation not due to any disagreement with company.
- WBA will lose director designation rights when ownership falls below 5%; no replacement director currently planned.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-053623
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COR
- cik: 0001140859
- company_name: Cencora, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-05-28T23:59:59+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/1140859/000110465925053623/0001104659-25-053623-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140859/000110465925053623/tm2516224d1_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-053623
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-053623.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-053623.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lori J. Ryerkerk was appointed as Director at Cencora, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Cencora, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Lori J. Ryerkerk to serve on the Board (the “Appointment”), with such Appointment to be effective as of June 1, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140859/000110465925053623/0001104659-25-053623-index.htm
- Executive change
  Ornella Barra resigned as Director at Cencora, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Ornella Barra informed the Company of her intent to resign from the Board effective immediately
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140859/000110465925053623/0001104659-25-053623-index.htm

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