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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cardinal Health (CAH)

Cardinal Health names Anita Zielinski Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 5, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Cardinal Health appointed Anita Zielinski, currently interim CFO and chief accounting officer at Baxter, as its Chief Accounting Officer effective November 5, 2026, succeeding Mary Scherer, who remains in the role until then. Ms. Zielinski joins Cardinal as Senior Vice President Finance on September 16, and her pay includes a $750,000 cash sign-on bonus and $1,000,000 in restricted share units to offset compensation forfeited at her former employer.

Key points

  • Anita Zielinski appointed Chief Accounting Officer effective November 5, 2026; Mary Scherer serves through that date
  • Zielinski joins Cardinal as Senior Vice President Finance effective September 16, 2026
  • Sign-on package: $750,000 cash bonus and restricted share units with a $1,000,000 grant date value vesting over three years
  • Zielinski previously served as interim CFO at Baxter International and spent seven years at Sysco Corporation

The filing

CompanyCardinal Health (CAH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 5, 2026, 6:39 AM ET
Accession number0000721371-26-000026

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:42 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 August 05, 2026.

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