UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2018
ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-16407 | 13-4151777 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
345 East Main Street
Warsaw, Indiana 46580
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (574) 267-6131
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that Tony W. Collins, previously serving as Vice President, Finance, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and the principal accounting officer of the Company, has been promoted and is taking on new responsibilities as the Company’s Orthopedics Group Finance Lead. A search for a new principal accounting officer is in process. In the interim, Daniel P. Florin, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will serve as principal accounting officer, in addition to his role as principal financial officer. The foregoing change in the Company’s principal accounting officer was effective as of December 7, 2018.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 10, 2018 | ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Chad F. Phipps |
| Name: | Chad F. Phipps |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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