---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-219619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HR"
cik: "0001360604"
company_name: "Healthcare Realty Trust Inc"
filed_at: "2024-09-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T04:30:48.320709+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Healthcare Realty Trust announces CFO departure, appoints interim CFO and new COO, CAO, CIO

## Summary
- CFO Kris Douglas departs effective Oct 1, 2024; severance ~$2.9M, equity acceleration of 342,016 shares, Q3 charge $6.5-$7.5M.
- Austen Helfrich named Interim CFO; base salary $450,000; permanent CFO search underway with Ferguson Partners.
- Rob Hull promoted to COO, Julie Wilson to CAO, Ryan Crowley to CIO, all effective Oct 1, 2024.
- Company reaffirms 2024 normalized FFO per share guidance and all other forward-looking guidance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-219619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HR
- cik: 0001360604
- company_name: Healthcare Realty Trust Inc
- filed_at: 2024-09-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360604/000119312524219619/0001193125-24-219619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360604/000119312524219619/d817486d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-219619
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-219619.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-219619.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Austen B. Helfrich was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Austen B. Helfrich to serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360604/000119312524219619/0001193125-24-219619-index.htm
- Executive change
  J. Christopher Douglas departed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Healthcare Realty Trust Inc.
  - Action: departed
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On September 10, 2024, Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated (the “Company”) and J. Christopher Douglas determined that Mr. Douglas would depart from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective October 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360604/000119312524219619/0001193125-24-219619-index.htm

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