---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001145197-23-000038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PODD"
cik: "0001145197"
company_name: "INSULET CORP"
filed_at: "2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T19:59:26.851412+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Insulet restructures leadership; creates CPXO and CTO roles; CCO Christensen departs May 5

## Summary
- Bret Christensen, EVP & CCO, leaves May 5, 2023; position eliminated in reorganization.
- He receives standard severance plus consulting agreement: $50K/month for 4 months and $150K completion fee.
- New roles effective July 1: Eric Benjamin as Chief Product & Customer Experience Officer, Mark Field as CTO.
- CCO role split into U.S. General Manager (search ongoing) and International GM (Patrick Crannell reports to CEO).
- Separate press release on Q1 2023 financial results issued; not part of this filing.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001145197-23-000038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PODD
- cik: 0001145197
- company_name: INSULET CORP
- filed_at: 2023-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145197/000114519723000038/0001145197-23-000038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145197/000114519723000038/podd-20230428.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001145197-23-000038
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001145197-23-000038.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001145197-23-000038.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bret Christensen departed as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer at INSULET CORP.
  - Action: will be leaving
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
  source text: Bret Christensen, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of the Company will be leaving the Company, effective May 5, 2023, in connection with an internal reorganization
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145197/000114519723000038/0001145197-23-000038-index.htm

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