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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Cooper Companies (The) (COO)

CooperCompanies adds Paul Keel to board and Audit Committee effective July 1, 2026

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

CooperCompanies approved expanding its board from nine to ten directors and appointed Paul Keel, currently President and CEO of Envista Holdings, to the new seat effective July 1, 2026. Keel will also join the Audit Committee on the same date, and the company says he is independent under Nasdaq standards.

Key points

  • Board size increases from nine to ten directors, effective July 1, 2026
  • Paul Keel has been CEO of Envista Holdings since 2024 and previously was CEO of Smiths Group from 2021 to 2024
  • Keel joins the Audit Committee effective July 1, 2026
  • Keel will receive director compensation consistent with other non-employee directors, per the February 24, 2026 proxy statement

The filing

CompanyCooper Companies (The) (COO)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 4, 2026, 4:30 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-029853

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 May 04, 2026.

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