secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. (AVNS)
CIK:        0001606498
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001606498-25-000064
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avanos CFO transition: Greiner departs, Pickett named Interim CFO
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- Michael Greiner leaves Avanos effective April 18, 2025; receives $2.1M severance, prorated 2025 bonus, and 6 months COBRA.
- Warren Machan ends role as Interim CFO April 14; will consult at $60K/month through April 30, forfeiting $45K second bonus.
- Jason Pickett, formerly VP Tax and Treasurer, appointed Interim CFO and Treasurer as of April 14.
- Greiner's special equity awards (44,189 + 10,000 RSUs) vest immediately; all other unvested awards cancelled.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606498/000160649825000064/0001606498-25-000064-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1606498/000160649825000064/avns-20250414.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001606498-25-000064

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