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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Avantor (AVTR)

Avantor appoints Sanjeev Mehra to its board of directors

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Avantor's board elected Sanjeev Mehra, co-founder and managing partner of Periphas Capital, as a director on December 4, 2025. His initial term runs until the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and the filing says he meets NYSE and Exchange Act independence standards.

Key points

  • Mehra is 66 and was a Goldman Sachs partner from 1998 to 2017; he also serves on the board of OPENLANE, Inc.
  • Non-employee director pay includes a $95,000 annual cash retainer, prorated for 2025, and restricted stock units with a $210,000 grant date fair value.
  • The restricted stock units are scheduled to vest in full one year from the grant date, subject to continued board service.
  • The filing reports no arrangements with other persons for his selection and no material related-party interest.

The filing

CompanyAvantor (AVTR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 4, 2025, 4:29 PM ET
Accession number0001722482-25-000221

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 12:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 04, 2025.

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