---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002077096-26-000203"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNMD"
cik: "0000816956"
company_name: "CONMED Corp"
filed_at: "2026-06-17T20:49:40+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T20:55:56.446711+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CONMED appoints John E. Gallagher as CFO effective July 15, 2026

## Summary
- Gallagher joins from Certara (CFO); previously CFO at Cue Health and SVP/CFO at BD Medical Segment.
- Base salary $650,000; target bonus 85%; equity grants valued at $2.3M plus $1.5M make-up RSUs.
- Outgoing CFO Todd Garner stays in advisory capacity through November 2, 2026.
- President/CEO Patrick Beyer and Kimberly Lockwood cease interim CFO/accounting roles on effective date.
- Gallagher eligible for severance under CONMED Executive Severance Plan (1.5x base + average bonus).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002077096-26-000203
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNMD
- cik: 0000816956
- company_name: CONMED Corp
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T20:49:40+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000207709626000203/0002077096-26-000203-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000207709626000203/ea0295016-8k_conmed.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002077096-26-000203
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002077096-26-000203.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002077096-26-000203.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John E. Gallagher was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at CONMED Corp.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On June 17, 2026, CONMED Corporation (the “Company”) announced that John E. Gallagher has been appointed to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer beginning July 15, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/816956/000207709626000203/0002077096-26-000203-index.htm

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