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Issuer:     BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC (BAX)
CIK:        0000010456
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-107345
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Baxter CFO Joel Grade departs; Anita Zielinski named interim CFO; full-year 2026 outlook reaffirmed
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- Joel Grade resigns as EVP and CFO effective March 16, 2026, for personal family reasons; advisory role until April 30.
- Anita Zielinski, SVP and CAO, appointed interim CFO effective immediately; retains CAO and controller duties.
- Zielinski receives $50,000/month interim CFO stipend and $250,000 RSU award vesting over three years.
- Baxter reiterates full-year 2026 financial outlook previously issued on February 12, 2026.
- Separation agreement provides standard severance under the Executive Severance Plan; departure not due to any disagreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10456/000119312526107345/0001193125-26-107345-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10456/000119312526107345/d114675d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-107345

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