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Issuer:     STRYKER CORP (SYK)
CIK:        0000310764
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-20T20:21:47+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-232643
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Stryker CAO Berry to retire Sept 1, 2026; Baculik named successor as VP, CAO
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- William Berry retires as VP, CAO effective Sept 1, 2026; will serve as Advisor to CFO until Aug 15, 2027.
- Emily Baculik, currently VP Corporate Controller, becomes CAO on Sept 1, 2026.
- Berry's base salary remains $510,000 during advisory period; eligible for 2026 bonus (50% target).
- Baculik's base salary rises to $420,000 effective Sept 1, 2026; bonus target 45% of salary.
- Recommendation for February 2027 LTI award to Baculik of $400,000 target value (50% options, 50% RSUs).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312526232643/0001193125-26-232643-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000119312526232643/d51680d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-232643

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