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ZBH ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
CIK 0001136869 50 ready 8-Ks latest May 12, 2026, 6:30 AM ET RSS · JSON
Activity: NORMAL 1 filings / 30d vs 1 baseline Risk accumulating: repeated leadership change (2)
Ready 8-Ks 50
Latest filing June 29, 2026, 4:02 PM ET
Top materiality 0.85
Event mix earnings ×16 · debt ×13 · leadership ×7
Sentiment 12 pos · 2 neg · 36 neu
Latest earnings ▼ miss 2026-Q1
Executive change recent →

Recent 8-K filings for ZBH

Executive changes

Departed

Suketu Upadhyay

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance, Operations and Supply Chain
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2026-04-28
Successor
Paul Stellato
Filed
April 28, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
On April 22, 2026, Suketu Upadhyay informed Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) of his intention to resign from the position of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President – Finance, Operations and Supply Chain of the Company, effective as of April 28, 2026, to pursue a new professional opportunity.
Appointed (interim)

Paul Stellato

interim Chief Financial Officer
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2026-04-28
Filed
April 28, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
Paul Stellato, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, has been appointed to act, along with continuing to serve in his current role, as the Company’s interim Chief Financial Officer, effective upon Mr. Upadhyay’s departure, until a permanent successor is named.
Appointed

Kevin Thornal

Group President, Global Businesses and the Americas
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2025-07-01
Filed
May 27, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
Kevin Thornal has been appointed to the newly-created position of Group President, Global Businesses and the Americas of the Company, effective July 1, 2025.
Departed

Mark Bezjak

President, Americas
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2025-07-01
Filed
May 27, 2025, 7:59 PM ET
Mark Bezjak, President, Americas, will continue to hold such office but will cease to be an executive officer of the Company at the time Mr. Thornal joins the Company.
Appointed

Ivan Tornos

Chairman of the Board
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-29
Filed
February 25, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
has appointed Ivan Tornos, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and a director, as the Chairman of the Board, effective on May 29, 2025
Departed

Christopher Begley

Chairman of the Board
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-29
Successor
Ivan Tornos
Filed
February 25, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
Christopher Begley, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, is not eligible for nomination by the Board for election as a director at the 2025 Annual Meeting and will retire from the Board when his current term expires at such meeting.
Appointed

Michael Farrell

Lead Independent Director
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2025-05-29
Filed
February 25, 2025, 6:59 PM ET
has appointed Michael Farrell to be the Lead Independent Director of the Board, effective upon the commencement of Mr. Tornos’ service as Chairman.
Appointed

Devdatt Kurdikar

Director
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2024-06-20
Filed
June 20, 2024, 7:59 PM ET
On June 20, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board from ten members to eleven members and appointed Devdatt Kurdikar to fill the resulting vacancy
Appointed

Louis A. Shapiro

Director
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2024-01-05
Filed
January 5, 2024, 6:59 PM ET
On January 5, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board from ten members to eleven members and appointed Louis A. Shapiro to fill the resulting vacancy, with a term to expire at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders.
Departed

Bryan C. Hanson

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2023-08-22
Successor
Ivan Tornos
Filed
August 22, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
On August 17, 2023, Bryan C. Hanson notified the Company that he planned to step down as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as a member of the Company’s Board, all effective as of August 22, 2023.
Appointed

Christopher B. Begley

Chairman of the Board
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2023-08-22
Filed
August 22, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
Effective August 22, 2023, the Board appointed Christopher B. Begley, who has been a director of the Company since 2012 and the Lead Independent Director since May 2021, to be the Chairman of the Board.
Appointed

Ivan Tornos

President and Chief Executive Officer
ZBH · ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
Effective
2023-08-22
Filed
August 22, 2023, 7:59 PM ET
Effective August 22, 2023, the Board appointed Ivan Tornos the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and elected Mr. Tornos a member of the Board of Directors to fill the vacancy resulting from Mr. Hanson’s departure from the Board.

Earnings & guidance

2026-Q1 EPS reported $1.22 vs consensus $1.88 ▼ miss (-35.2%) filing →

Materiality & sentiment trend

Max materiality 0.85 · Median 0.53 · Most common event earnings

12 positive 2 negative 36 neutral

source · ZBH on sec.gov