secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     STRYKER CORP (SYK)
CIK:        0000310764
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-12-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-308097
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stryker appoints Spencer Stiles as President and COO; Crotty promoted to Group President Orthopaedics
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- Spencer Stiles appointed President & COO effective Jan 1, 2026; will lead global businesses, strategy, and M&A.
- Dylan Crotty promoted to Group President, Orthopaedics, succeeding Stiles, effective same date.
- Stiles' base salary increased to $1,000,000; LTIP target value ~$6,000,000 (40% options, 60% PSUs).
- Crotty's base salary increased to $700,000; LTIP target value ~$3,000,000 (same equity mix).
- Both are 27-year Stryker veterans; no family relationships or material transactions per filing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312525308097/0001193125-25-308097-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312525308097/d78127d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-308097

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