---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-023593"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SYK"
cik: "0000310764"
company_name: "STRYKER CORP"
filed_at: "2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T00:34:56.072185+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Stryker board member Allan Golston to retire at May 8, 2025 annual meeting

## Summary
- Allan Golston informed Stryker of his retirement from the Board effective as of the May 8, 2025 Annual Meeting.
- Golston will continue serving as a director until the Annual Meeting.
- His decision did not involve any disagreement with the company.
- No replacement director has been announced at this time.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-023593
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SYK
- cik: 0000310764
- company_name: STRYKER CORP
- filed_at: 2025-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312525023593/0001193125-25-023593-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312525023593/d867092d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-023593
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-023593.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Allan Golston departed as Director at STRYKER CORP.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 4, 2025, Allan Golston, a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Stryker Corporation (the “Company”), informed the Company that he will retire from the Board effective as of the Company’s annual meeting of shareholders expected to be held on May 8, 2025
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312525023593/0001193125-25-023593-index.htm

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