---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-217626"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CDNA"
cik: "0001217234"
company_name: "CareDx, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-09-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T05:09:58.501768+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CareDx appoints Keith Kennedy COO, Jessica Meng CCO; President Alexander Johnson departs

## Summary
- Keith Kennedy named COO effective Sept 12, 2024; base salary $575,000 plus bonus up to 60%.
- Kennedy receives inducement Option ($2M) and RSUs ($2M) vesting over four years.
- Jessica Meng appointed Chief Commercial Officer; Marica Grskovic named Chief Strategy Officer.
- President of Patient and Testing Services Alexander Johnson departs Sept 13; separation terms pending.
- Company plans Investor Day in October 2024 to share long-term growth strategy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-217626
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CDNA
- cik: 0001217234
- company_name: CareDx, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-09-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1217234/000119312524217626/0001193125-24-217626-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1217234/000119312524217626/d864562d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-217626
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-217626.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-217626.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Keith Kennedy was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at CareDx, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors of CareDx, Inc. (the “Company”) has appointed Keith Kennedy, as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective September 12, 2024 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1217234/000119312524217626/0001193125-24-217626-index.htm

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