Bausch & Lomb Corp 8-K/A, filed Aug 12, 2026
Bausch & Lomb Corp (BLCO)
About this 8-K/A
Bausch & Lomb Corp filed this 8-K/A on August 12, 2026, reporting on events of August 5, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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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.
On August 6, 2026, Bausch + Lomb Corporation (the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K”) regarding the resignation of certain members of its board of directors (the “Board”) and the appointment of Thomas J. Appio, Robert Chersi, Laurence Paul, M.D. and Barbara Trebbi to the Board, effective August 5, 2026. This Amendment No. 1 to the Initial 8-K is being filed to report that as of August 10, 2026, Mr. Appio has succeeded Brent Saunders in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, with Mr. Saunders continuing to serve as a member of the Board. As of August 10, 2026, the Board has also appointed Dr. Paul to serve as Lead Independent Director. Additionally, on August 10, 2026, the Board appointed Mr. Chersi as a member of its Audit and Risk Committee and Talent and Compensation Committee, Dr. Paul as a member of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Science and Technology Committee, John A. Paulson as chair of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Eduardo Alfonso, M.D. as chair of its Science and Technology Committee and Ms. Trebbi as chair of its Talent and Compensation Committee, each appointment effective August 10, 2026.
Following the resignations, appointments and committee assignments described above, as well as certain other updates to the Board’s committees, the Board’s committees are now comprised as follows:
| · | Audit and Risk Committee: Sarah B. Kavanagh (Chair), Robert J. Chersi and Russel C. Robertson |
| · | Science and Technology Committee: Eduardo Alfonso, M.D. (Chair), Nathalie Bernier and Laurence Paul, M.D. |
| · | Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee: John A. Paulson (Chair), Sarah B. Kavanagh and Laurence Paul, M.D. |
| · | Talent and Compensation Committee: Barbara J. Trebbi (Chair), Robert J. Chersi and Russel C. Robertson |
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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.
| BAUSCH + LOMB CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ A. Robert D. Bailey | |
| Name: | A. Robert D. Bailey | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |
Date: August 12, 2026