---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001757073-26-000074"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NVST"
cik: "0001757073"
company_name: "Envista Holdings Corp"
filed_at: "2026-08-19T12:38:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-19T12:40:07.876514+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Envista CEO Paul Keel named Chairman; gets $10M equity award, salary bump

## Summary
- Paul Keel appointed Chairman of Board effective Aug 19, 2026; Scott Huennekens becomes Lead Independent Director.
- Keel base salary raised from $1.1M to $1.3M annually, effective Aug 24, 2026.
- Keel receives one-time equity award of $10M: $5M RSUs vesting over 4 years, $5M PSUs tied to 4-year TSR vs S&P 400 Health Care.
- CFO Eric Hammes receives $1.5M PSU award with same TSR performance condition.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001757073-26-000074
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NVST
- cik: 0001757073
- company_name: Envista Holdings Corp
- filed_at: 2026-08-19T12:38:34+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757073/000175707326000074/0001757073-26-000074-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757073/000175707326000074/nvst-20260817.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001757073-26-000074
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001757073-26-000074.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001757073-26-000074.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Keel was appointed as Chairman of the Board at Envista Holdings Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: the Company’s Board of Directors’ appointment of Paul Keel, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to the role of Chairman of the Board, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1757073/000175707326000074/0001757073-26-000074-index.htm

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