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Fink M Kathryn

VP, Chief HR Officer

Officer

Latest: VP, Chief HR Officer selling · May 2026

2 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2026-05-12

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
STRYKER CORP SYK 0 18 Net selling

Activity

May 2026
2026-05-12 STRYKER CORP SYK
medium
Sell
8,720 shares
$2,473,756
Significance 4/10

VP Chief HR Officer Kathryn Fink sold net 3,500 shares, disposing of over $7.2M in total value across multiple transactions on May 8–11.

Kathryn Fink, VP and Chief HR Officer at Stryker, executed a series of transactions that netted a reduction of approximately 3,500 shares while generating over $7.2M in gross disposition value. The activity mixed equity grants (exercised shares and withheld tax), but the net effect is a net sale as she reduced her stake. The stock is trading well below its 52-week high and down notably over the past month and quarter, presenting a backdrop of price weakness. Fink's prior sales history at Stryker shows a conflicting pattern: all five prior sales were well-timed in the very near term as the stock declined in the following month, but poorly timed over a longer three-month horizon as the stock recovered. This latest sale occurs as the company remains solidly profitable with growing revenue, though valued at a relatively elevated multiple. Notably, Fink has no record of open-market purchases in the prior three-year window—this filing adds her 13th and 14th open-market sales, deepening a consistent pattern of net disposition.

September 2024
2024-09-17 STRYKER CORP SYK
medium
Sell
9,468 shares
$3,480,956
Significance 6/10

SYK: VP/Chief HR Officer Fink sold 9,468 shares across 12 transactions for $3,480,956.20 (blended avg $367.65), reducing stake by -48.5% to 10,042 shares.

M Kathryn Fink, VP and Chief HR Officer at Stryker, executed 12 separate sales totaling 9,468 shares for $3,480,956.20, cutting her holdings nearly in half from 19,510 to 10,042 shares. The sales occurred over five calendar days (September 13 and September 17, 2024), with prices ranging from $361.21 to $370.64, near the company's 52-week high of $371.96. The magnitude of this reduction—a -48.5% change in stake—is material and represents a substantial liquidation from a senior HR executive. Given Stryker's strong operational profile (FY revenue growth of +11.1%, recent quarterly revenue of $5.4B), the substantial nature of the sale merits scrutiny into execution context and any non-public developments that might inform capital allocation at the executive level.

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