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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 June 8, 2021, the Board of Directors of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (“FIS”) appointed Mark J. Hawkins to its Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, or until his earlier resignation or removal. In connection with his appointment, the Board determined that Mr. Hawkins is an independent director pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange Listing Standards and is qualified as an Audit Committee Financial Expert. The Board has assigned Mr. Hawkins to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Hawkins is the President and Chief Financial Officer Emeritus at Salesforce.com, a provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions, a position he has held since February 2021. Mr. Hawkins was the President of Salesforce.com from 2016 to January 2021 and Chief Financial Officer from 2014 to January 2021. Mr. Hawkins was Executive Vice President of Salesforce.com from 2014 to 2016. He previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Autodesk, Inc., a provider of three-dimensional design, engineering and entertainment software, from 2009 to 2014. From 2006 to 2009, Mr. Hawkins was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance & IT, at Logitech International SA, a provider of personal computer and tablet accessories. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Hawkins served as Vice President of Finance for the Dell Inc. Worldwide Procurement and Logistics segment, as well as Vice President of Finance for the Dell Inc. U.S. Home segment. Before joining Dell, Inc., Mr. Hawkins spent nearly 19 years at Hewlett-Packard Company, a global IT company, where he held a variety of finance and business management roles.
Mr. Hawkins serves on the Board of Directors of SecureWorks Corp. (NASDAQ: SCWX), a provider of cyber security solutions, Toast, Inc., a cloud-based restaurant software company, and Plex Systems, Inc., a provider of cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions.
Mr. Hawkins has extensive experience in finance, software and technology, global operations and mergers and acquisitions.
Additional information about Mr. Hawkins is included in the Company’s press release issued on June 9, 2021, 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, Mr. Hawkins will receive a one-time grant of equity valued at $150,000 in the form of time-based restricted stock units, vesting one year from the date of grant. Mr. Hawkins 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 19, 2021, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2021.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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.
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| Date: June 9, 2021 | By: | /s/ Marc M. Mayo | |||||||||
| Name: | Marc M. Mayo | ||||||||||
| Title: | Corporate Executive Vice President | ||||||||||
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Exhibit 99.1
News Release
Mark J. Hawkins Joins FIS Board of Directors
Key Facts:
•Mark J. Hawkins, President and CFO Emeritus at Salesforce.com, has joined the FIS Board of Directors.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 9, 2021 - FIS® (NYSE:FIS), a global leader in financial services technology, today announced that Mark J. Hawkins has joined the company's Board of Directors.
Mr. Hawkins is currently the President and Chief Financial Officer Emeritus at Salesforce.com, a leading provider of enterprise cloud computing solutions, a position he has held since February 2021. He previously held the positions of President and Chief Financial Officer at Salesforce.com.
Prior to Salesforce.com, Mr. Hawkins served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Autodesk, Inc., a provider of three-dimensional design, engineering and entertainment software; Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Finance & IT, at Logitech International SA, a provider of personal computer and tablet accessories; and held various finance and management roles at global technology companies Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Company.
“Mark is an industry leader who will bring broad and deep expertise to the Board,” said Gary Norcross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FIS. “Throughout his career he has been heavily involved in finance, technology, global operations, and mergers and acquisitions. FIS is extremely fortunate to have such a talented individual joining our Board.”
Mr. Hawkins also serves on the Boards of Directors of SecureWorks Corp. (NASDAQ: SCWX), a provider of cyber security solutions; Toast, Inc., a cloud-based restaurant software company; and Plex Systems, Inc., a provider of cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions.
About FIS
FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants, banks and capital markets firms globally. Our employees are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and invests by applying our scale, deep expertise and data-driven insights. We help our clients use technology in innovative ways to solve business-critical challenges and deliver superior experiences for their customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is a Fortune 500® company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.
For More Information
| Ellyn Raftery, 904.438.6083 | ||||||||
| Chief Marketing Officer | ||||||||
| FIS Global Marketing and Corporate Communications | ||||||||
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| Nathan Rozof, CFA, 866.254.4811 | ||||||||
| Executive Vice President | ||||||||
| FIS Investor Relations | ||||||||
| Nathan.Rozof@fisglobal.com | ||||||||