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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-120096"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CERT"
cik: "0001827090"
company_name: "Certara, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:32:14.203544+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Certara appoints Jon Resnick as CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; Feehery departs Dec 31

## Summary
- Jon Resnick, former IQVIA US/Canada President, named CEO effective Jan 1, 2026; William Feehery steps down Dec 31, 2025.
- Resnick receives $750k base salary, 100% target bonus, $6.5M make-whole RSU, and LTI awards of $4M (2025) and $8M (2026).
- Feehery to serve as external advisor at $20k/month consulting fee; post-employment benefits per existing agreement.
- Resnick appointed as Class III director with term expiring at 2026 annual meeting.
- Company reaffirms full year 2025 financial outlook as disclosed Nov 6, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-120096
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CERT
- cik: 0001827090
- company_name: Certara, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000110465925120096/0001104659-25-120096-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1827090/000110465925120096/tm2533215d1_8k.htm

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