UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM 8-K
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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.
Effective February 8, 2022, the Board of Directors of Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (the “Corporation”) appointed Stephanie Ferris as the Corporation’s President.
Ms. Ferris, age 48, previously served as Chief Administrative Officer of the Corporation since September 2021. Ms. Ferris served as Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation from August 1, 2019 at the time of the Corporation’s acquisition of Worldpay, Inc. (“Worldpay”) to September 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Ferris served as Chief Financial Officer of Worldpay f/k/a Vantiv from 2016 until the effective time of the Worldpay acquisition by the Corporation on July 31, 2019.
Prior to becoming CFO of Worldpay, Ms. Ferris held a General Manager role at Vantiv. Earlier in her career, Ms. Ferris was CFO of the payments processing division of Fifth Third Bancorp, which was later spun out and became Vantiv. She also held multiple progressive financial leadership roles at Fifth Third Bancorp, after beginning her career in public accounting at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Ferris is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
There are no arrangements or undertakings pursuant to which Ms. Ferris was selected as President. There are no family relationships among any of the Corporation’s directors or executive officers and Ms. Ferris. There are no related party transactions between the Corporation and Ms. Ferris.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: February 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Gary A. Norcross | |||||||||
| Name: | Gary A. Norcross | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
Exhibit 99.1
FIS Names Stephanie Ferris as President
| Key facts: | •Stephanie Ferris joined FIS in 2019 through the company’s acquisition of Worldpay where she served as Chief Financial Officer. •A 27-year financial services veteran, Ferris most recently served as Chief Administrative Officer of FIS. | ||||
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., February 8, 2022 – Financial technology leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS) today announced the promotion of Stephanie Ferris to company President effective Feb. 8.
Ferris most recently served as FIS Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), having joined the company through its 2019 acquisition of Worldpay where she served as Chief Financial Officer.
After joining FIS, she assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer where she led the integration of Worldpay into FIS, surpassing both revenue and cost synergy commitments. Ferris’ most recent role as CAO saw her lead a global team responsible for the company’s enterprise strategy, finance, mergers and acquisitions, legal, marketing and communications, risk, information security and compliance functions.
“Stephanie is a tremendously talented leader and we’re fortunate to leverage her extensive industry and financial insights to help accelerate our growth and shape the future of FIS,” stated FIS Chairman and CEO Gary Norcross. “Her bold, experienced leadership will ensure that FIS continues to set the pace for how the world pays, banks and invests.”
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 ranks #241 on the 2021 Fortune 500 and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index. To learn more, visit www.fisglobal.com. Follow FIS on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (@FISGlobal).
For More Information
Kim Snider, 904.438.6278
Senior Vice President
FIS Global Marketing and Communications
kim.snider@fisglobal.com