secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COOPER COMPANIES, INC. (COO)
CIK:        0000711404
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-27T20:36:48+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-434317
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

CooperCompanies CEO Al White exits; Walt Rosebrough interim Executive Chair, FY26 guidance reaffirmed
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- Albert G. White III resigned as President, CEO and board member effective Oct 27, 2026; he remains employed full time as a strategic advisor through April 1, 2027.
- Walter M. Rosebrough Jr., 72, STERIS CEO emeritus (2007-2021), elected Executive Chair on an interim basis and takes direct oversight of day-to-day operations.
- CEO search underway with Russell Reynolds, overseen by a search committee of Lawrence Kurzius, Cynthia Lucchese and Teresa Madden; no permanent CEO named.
- Shlomo Nachman, ex-J&J Company Group Chairman of Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions & Vision (2013-2023), joins the board Dec 8, 2026; Carbone, Jay and Weiss won't stand in 2027.
- Board to shrink to seven nominees at the 2027 annual meeting; FY2026 guidance reaffirmed as issued Sept 9, 2026; Rosebrough said recent performance 'has not met our expectations.'

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000119312526434317/0001193125-26-434317-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/711404/000119312526434317/d141889d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-434317

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