---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-297629"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HSIC"
cik: "0001000228"
company_name: "HENRY SCHEIN INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T11:04:05.951291+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Henry Schein appoints Carole T. Faig as independent director; board expands to 15

## Summary
- Carole T. Faig appointed effective Dec 13, 2023; will serve until 2024 annual meeting, expected to stand for re-election.
- Faig brings 38-year Ernst & Young career, most recently as U.S. Health Leader and West Region Health and Life Sciences Leader.
- Board increased size to 15 directors to fill vacancy; Faig is independent and chairs audit committees at three other companies.
- Amendment Number Four to Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan approved, effective Jan 1, 2024, allowing joint ventures 50%+ owned to participate.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-297629
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HSIC
- cik: 0001000228
- company_name: HENRY SCHEIN INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000228/000119312523297629/0001193125-23-297629-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000228/000119312523297629/d27795d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-297629
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-297629.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-297629.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carole T. Faig was appointed as Director at HENRY SCHEIN INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board increased the size of the Board to fifteen directors and appointed Carole T. Faig as a new independent director to fill the resulting vacancy, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1000228/000119312523297629/0001193125-23-297629-index.htm

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