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):
October 26, 2017
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
1-16427
(Commission File Number)
Georgia | 37-1490331 | |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | |
601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
(904) 438-6000
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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.
On October 26, 2017, the Board of Directors of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) appointed Louise M. Parent to its Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, or until her earlier death, resignation or removal, increasing the number of Directors from nine to ten.
Parent served as Executive Vice President & General Counsel of American Express Company for over twenty years before retiring from that position in December 2013. At American Express she played key roles in corporate transactions, business initiatives, regulatory relationships, executive leadership and corporate governance. She is currently Of Counsel to the international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
Parent also currently serves on the Supervisory Board and Risk and Integrity Committees of Deutsche Bank AG and the Board, Audit and Compensation Committees of Zoetis, Inc., a publicly traded company spun off by Pfizer in 2013. She is a Director of the Calvary Fund of Calvary Hospital and a Member of the Council of Foreign Relations and Economic Club in New York.
Additional information about Parent is included in the Company’s press release issued on November 1, 2017, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with joining FIS’ Board of Directors, Parent will receive a one-time grant of equity valued at $150,000 with half in the form of time-based option awards and half in the form of time-based restricted stock. Parent will also participate in the compensation program for non-management directors as described in the Director Compensation section of FIS’ Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 31, 2017, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2017.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated November 1, 2017. | |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | ||||
Date: November 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ Marc M. Mayo | ||
Name: | Marc M. Mayo | |||
Title: | Executive Vice President and | |||
Chief Legal Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
99.1 | ||
Exhibit 99.1
News Release
Louise M. Parent Joins FIS Board of Directors
Key Facts | • | Louise M. Parent, former executive vice president and general counsel of American Express Company, has joined FIS’ Board of Directors. | |
• | Parent currently serves on the Supervisory Board and Risk and Integrity Committees of Deutsche Bank AG and the Board, Audit and Compensation Committees of Zoetis, Inc. | ||
JACKSONVILLE Fla., Nov. 1, 2017 - FIS™ (NYSE:FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, today announced that Louise M. Parent has joined the company’s Board of Directors. A former executive vice president and general counsel of American Express Company, Parent has more than 35 years of experience in the financial industry. Parent retired from American Express in 2013.
During her 20+ year career at American Express, Parent helped sharpen the company’s focus on consumer and corporate payments, as well as travel services by leading the transactions that spun off Lehman Brothers and Ameriprise Financial Inc., and the sale of American Express Bank. She helped lead the company’s acquisition of the Revolution Money platform for consumer online financial transactions and played a critical role in several of American Express’ digital initiatives. Parent also played a leading role in the company’s regulatory relations, both in the U.S. and internationally.
“Throughout her exemplary career, Louise has developed vast and deep expertise of the global financial services industry,” said Frank Martire, chairman of the FIS Board of Directors. “FIS is extremely fortunate to have a leader of Louise’s calibre joining our Board. We look forward to working with her and benefitting from her guidance and keen insights as we continue to empower the financial world.”
In addition to her role with FIS, Parent currently serves on the Supervisory Board and Risk and Integrity Committees of Deutsche Bank AG and the Board, Audit and Compensation Committees of Zoetis, Inc. She is also Of Counsel to the international law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.
About FIS
FIS is a global leader in financial services technology, with a focus on retail and institutional banking, payments, asset and wealth management, risk and compliance, and outsourcing solutions. Through the depth and breadth of our solutions portfolio, global capabilities and domain expertise, FIS serves more than 20,000 clients in over 130 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs more than 53,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in payment processing, financial software and banking solutions. Providing software, services and outsourcing of the technology that empowers the financial world, FIS is a Fortune 500 company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. For more information about FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com.
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