{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-24-049266","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"BLCO","cik":"0001860742","company_name":"Bausch & Lomb Corp","filed_at":"2024-02-28T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:26.122082+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-05T09:35:20.276447+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.3,"confidence":"high","headline":"Bausch + Lomb appoints Karen Ling to board; Richard De Schutter to retire","bullets":["Richard De Schutter will not stand for re-election at the 2024 annual meeting; retirement not due to any disagreement.","Karen Ling appointed as director effective February 27, 2024, temporarily expanding board to 11 members.","Ling is former EVP and CHRO at AIG and Allergan; previously held senior HR roles at Merck and Wyeth.","Board expected to revert to 10 members after De Schutter's retirement at the 2024 annual meeting.","Ling is independent per NYSE and TSX rules; committee assignments not yet determined."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-049266","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-049266.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-049266.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-049266.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312524049266/0001193125-24-049266-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312524049266/d801187d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-05T09:35:20.276447+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5af723f2c6","claim":"Richard De Schutter retired as Member of the Board of Directors at Bausch & Lomb Corp.","evidence_excerpt":"Mr. Richard De Schutter notified Bausch + Lomb Corporation (the “Company”) of his decision to not stand for re-election as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) at the upcoming 2024 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (the “2024 Annual Meeting”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312524049266/0001193125-24-049266-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"Member of the Board of Directors"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"6eea2d290e","claim":"Karen Ling was appointed as Director at Bausch & Lomb Corp.","evidence_excerpt":"Ms. Karen Ling was appointed as a director of the Company, each effective immediately.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1860742/000119312524049266/0001193125-24-049266-index.htm","confidence":0.95,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Director"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}