AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Integer Holdings (ITGR)

Integer names COO Payman Khales as CEO effective October 24, 2025; Dziedzic retires

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Integer Holdings said CEO Joseph Dziedzic will retire and step down from the Board effective October 24, 2025, when Chief Operating Officer Payman Khales becomes President and CEO and joins the Board. Dziedzic will serve as a Special Advisor until March 31, 2026, and the filing describes a retirement arrangement that vests his outstanding equity awards. The planned succession sets a defined handover date for shareholders.

Key points

  • Payman Khales, age 55, succeeds Joseph Dziedzic as President and CEO effective October 24, 2025; he joined Integer on February 20, 2018.
  • Dziedzic will serve as a non-executive Special Advisor until March 31, 2026, and will receive base salary for that service at 100% of his annual CEO base salary rate.
  • Dziedzic will not receive equity awards or short-term incentive compensation for fiscal year 2026.
  • Dziedzic's outstanding RSUs will vest in full, and his PRSUs will vest on a prorated basis based on actual performance, in exchange for a release of claims and a 36-month restrictive covenant period.

The filing

CompanyInteger Holdings (ITGR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 24, 2025, 4:00 PM ET
Accession number0001171843-25-002483

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

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