---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-387960"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TMDX"
cik: "0001756262"
company_name: "TransMedics Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-09-10T20:40:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-09-10T20:41:20.650611+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# TransMedics appoints Fernando Araujo as CFO; reiterates FY26 revenue guidance of $737M-$757M

## Summary
- Fernando Araujo, ex-GE HealthCare CFO, becomes CFO and Treasurer effective Sept 21, 2026; succeeds Gerardo Hernandez.
- Araujo gets $590K base, 60% target bonus, $200K sign-on, and ~$3.5M in equity (options + RSUs) with severance terms.
- Hernandez transitions to non-executive employee until Dec 31, 2026, then senior advisor to Apr 30, 2027; keeps $535K salary.
- Company reiterates FY2026 revenue guidance of $737M-$757M (22-25% YoY growth), excluding PAD Aviation investment.
- Guidance to be revisited with Q3 2026 results; Araujo's background includes GE HealthCare's $16B Advanced Imaging Solutions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-387960
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TMDX
- cik: 0001756262
- company_name: TransMedics Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-09-10T20:40:19+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756262/000119312526387960/0001193125-26-387960-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756262/000119312526387960/d116447d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-387960
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-387960.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-387960.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Fernando Araujo was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at TransMedics Group, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On September 10, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TransMedics Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Fernando Araujo as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective as of September 21, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1756262/000119312526387960/0001193125-26-387960-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.