Danaher Corporation 8-K
Leadership change
Board adds Comas and Hershberg; founders Steven and Mitchell Rales waive restricted stock units for no consideration.
Filed 2026-10-13 08:53 ET
- 5.02 Officer/director change
- 8.01 Other Events
Summary
Board appointments and founder award waivers. On 10/09/2026, Danaher expanded its board to 13 members and appointed Daniel L. Comas and Robert M. Hershberg; Hershberg also joined the Science and Technology Committee. Alan G. Spoon will retire at the 2027 annual meeting and will not stand for re-election. Steven and Mitchell Rales each waived, for no consideration, restricted stock units covering 500,000 shares.
Key Figures
- Comas and Hershberg will receive prorated cash compensation and prorated equity awards under the non-employee director program.
- Comas earned $525,000 in 2025 and $393,750 in 2026 for consulting services; the consulting agreement ended effective 09/30/2026.
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