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Stryker's chief accounting officer to retire.

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William Berry Jr. will retire from Stryker as Chief Accounting Officer on Sep 1st '26.

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Stryker's chief accounting officer to retire. William Berry Jr. will retire in September, with Corporate Controller Emily Baculik stepping into the role. Published May 21, 2026 Dive brief: * Stryker Chief Accounting Officer William Berry Jr. will retire on Sept. 1. * Emily Baculik, who is currently corporate controller, will take on the additional role of chief accounting officer upon Berry's retirement, according to a Wednesday securities filing. * Berry will stay on in an advisory role through Aug. 15, 2027, continuing to receive a base salary of $510,000 and remaining eligible for a 50% incentive bonus. Dive insight: Berry has worked as Stryker's chief accounting officer since 2021, according to his LinkedIn profile, previously holding the role of corporate controller for the company. Baculik's promotion follows a similar trajectory. Baculik has worked as corporate controller since November 2024. Before that, she worked as vice president of finance for Stryker's spine division and was a senior director of finance at the medtech firm. Baculik has more than 20 years of finance and accounting experience with publicly traded companies, including Eaton, Rockwell Collins and U.S. Steel. Upon becoming chief accounting officer, her base salary will increase to $420,000. Baculik will be eligible for an incentive bonus target of 45% of her base salary, prorated for her...

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Retirement

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Person
William Berry Jr.Chief Accounting Officer
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Sep 1, 2026

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NYSE:SYK

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  • finance

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82%
Detected
May 21, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
retires_from

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