secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. (ZBH)
CIK:        0001136869
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-08T20:30:26+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-385256
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Zimmer Biomet restructures leadership: Thornal out, Campbell/Hatcher/Kessler promoted
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- Kevin Thornal, Group President Global Businesses & Americas, departs Sept 30, 2026; role restructured.
- Thornal gets lump-sum severance: 12 months base salary + target bonus + 12 months COBRA, subject to release.
- Gary Campbell promoted to President, Americas; Brian Hatcher to President, Recon/S.E.T./CMFT/Neuro/Biosurgery.
- Bradley Kessler promoted to President, Americas Robotics, Technology & Data; all report to CEO Tornos.
- Company reiterates full-year 2026 financial outlook provided Aug 5, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312526385256/0001193125-26-385256-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136869/000119312526385256/d304716d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-385256

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