---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-067138"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNMD"
cik: "0000816956"
company_name: "CONMED Corp"
filed_at: "2022-03-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T01:21:37.947866+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CONMED EVP Jed Kennedy retires Apr 1, 2022; serves as Special Advisor to Apr 2023

## Summary
- John 'Jed' E. Kennedy, Group EVP of Advanced Endoscopic Technologies, QA/RA, Distribution and Customer Service, retires April 1, 2022.
- Kennedy to serve as Special Advisor from Apr 1, 2022 through Apr 1, 2023 with salary $392,188 plus average of 2020 and 2021 bonuses.
- Advanced Endoscopic Technologies to report to Bill Peters, who becomes President Advanced Surgical and AET.
- Brent Lalomia, VP of QA/RA, reports directly to CEO Curt Hartman; other duties reassigned.
- Equity awards continue vesting through Apr 1, 2023; awards with later vesting dates forfeited.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-067138
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNMD
- cik: 0000816956
- company_name: CONMED Corp
- filed_at: 2022-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000119312522067138/0001193125-22-067138-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000119312522067138/d288631d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-067138
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-067138.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-067138.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John (Jed) E. Kennedy retired as Group Executive Vice President, Advanced Endoscopic Technologies, QA/RA, Distribution and Customer Service at CONMED Corp.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Group Executive Vice President, Advanced Endoscopic Technologies, QA/RA, Distribution and Customer Service
  source text: On March 5, 2022, CONMED Corporation announced that John (Jed) E. Kennedy, the Company’s Group Executive Vice President, Advanced Endoscopic Technologies, QA/RA, Distribution and Customer Service plans to retire as of April 1, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000119312522067138/0001193125-22-067138-index.htm

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