---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001305773-23-000027"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: null
cik: "0001305773"
company_name: "Conformis Inc"
filed_at: "2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T19:34:48.248869+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CFO Robert Howe resigns June 9, 2023; Christine Desrochers named Interim CFO

## Summary
- Robert S. Howe resigns as CFO and Treasurer effective June 9, 2023 to join a larger private-equity backed company outside orthopedics.
- Christine Desrochers, Corporate Controller since July 2020, appointed Interim CFO effective June 9, 2023.
- Howe enters consulting agreement through Sept 30, 2023 at $500/hr up to $5,000/week; receives $25,000 termination fee upon expiration.
- Desrochers' at-will employment; change-in-control benefits include 6 months salary and continued health insurance for 6 months.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001305773-23-000027
- form_type: 8-K
- cik: 0001305773
- company_name: Conformis Inc
- filed_at: 2023-05-19T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1305773/000130577323000027/0001305773-23-000027-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1305773/000130577323000027/cfms-20230515.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001305773-23-000027.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Christine Desrochers was appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer at Conformis Inc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On May 18, 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Christine Desrochers, the Company’s current Corporate Controller, as Interim Chief Financial Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1305773/000130577323000027/0001305773-23-000027-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert S. Howe departed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Conformis Inc.
  - Action: resigning
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  source text: On May 15, 2023, Conformis, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by Robert S. Howe, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, that he will be resigning effective June 9, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1305773/000130577323000027/0001305773-23-000027-index.htm

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