---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-314765"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VTRS"
cik: "0001792044"
company_name: "Viatris Inc"
filed_at: "2022-12-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T21:59:50.257848+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Viatris appoints Elisha Finney and Scott Smith to Board; Dimick and Read retire

## Summary
- Neil Dimick and Ian Read retired from Viatris board effective Dec 28, 2022; no disagreement with company.
- Elisha Finney (former Varian CFO) and Scott Smith (BioAtla President, ex-Celgene) appointed as Class I directors effective Dec 29, 2022.
- Finney serves on boards of Mettler-Toledo, NanoString, ICU Medical; Smith is Chairman of Triumvira, board member of Apexigen and Refuge.
- Robert Coury, Executive Chairman, thanked retiring directors and welcomed new appointees.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-314765
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VTRS
- cik: 0001792044
- company_name: Viatris Inc
- filed_at: 2022-12-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/0001193125-22-314765-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/d426713d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-314765
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-314765.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-314765.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Ian Read resigned as Director at Viatris Inc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 28, 2022, Class I directors Neil Dimick and Ian Read each notified Viatris Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/0001193125-22-314765-index.htm
- Executive change
  Scott Smith was appointed as Director at Viatris Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 29, 2022, the Board appointed Elisha Finney and Scott Smith to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/0001193125-22-314765-index.htm
- Executive change
  Elisha Finney was appointed as Director at Viatris Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 29, 2022, the Board appointed Elisha Finney and Scott Smith to the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/0001193125-22-314765-index.htm
- Executive change
  Neil Dimick resigned as Director at Viatris Inc.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On December 28, 2022, Class I directors Neil Dimick and Ian Read each notified Viatris Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792044/000119312522314765/0001193125-22-314765-index.htm

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