Factset Research Systems Inc 8-K, filed Mar 24, 2023
Factset Research Systems Inc (FDS)
8-K
2023-03-24
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About this 8-K
Factset Research Systems Inc filed this 8-K on March 24, 2023, reporting on events of March 21, 2023.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
UNITED STATES
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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
On March 21, 2023, the Board of Directors of FactSet Research Systems Inc. (the "Company") elected S. Elisha Wiesel as a director of the Company.
Mr. Wiesel, age 50, is a founding partner and the Chief Risk Officer of ClearAlpha Technologies, an emerging investment manager. Previously, Mr. Wiesel spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs, including 15 years as a partner, innovating in software, markets and risk management. He also served as Chief Risk Officer of the Securities Division for seven years and as Chief Information Officer for three years.
Mr. Wiesel is chair of Entrio, an Israeli financial technology start-up company. He is also chair of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. He graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Computer Science.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Wiesel and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Wiesel was selected as a director. Mr. Wiesel has no direct or indirect material interest in any currently proposed transaction to which the Company is to be party, nor did he have a direct or indirect material interest in any such transaction since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year.
A copy of the press release, dated March 24, 2023, announcing the election of Mr. Wiesel is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| Press Release of FactSet Research Systems Inc. dated March 24, 2023 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) | |||||||
SIGNATURES
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, hereunto duly authorized.
FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC. (Registrant) | |||||||||||||||||
| March 24, 2023 | By: | /s/ LINDA S. HUBER | |||||||||||||||
| Linda S. Huber Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |||||||||||||||||
FactSet Appoints Elisha Wiesel to Board of Directors
NORWALK, Conn., March 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE: FDS | NASDAQ: FDS), a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, today announced the appointment of Elisha Wiesel to its Board of Directors.
Wiesel is a founding partner and the Chief Risk Officer of ClearAlpha Technologies, an emerging investment manager. Previously, Wiesel spent 25 years at Goldman Sachs, including 15 years as a partner, innovating in software, markets and risk management. He also served as Chief Risk Officer of the Securities Division for seven years and as Chief Information Officer for three years.
Wiesel is chair of Entrio, an Israeli financial technology start-up company. He is also chair of the Elie Wiesel Foundation. He graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Computer Science.
“I am honored to join the board of FactSet, a company well known for its culture of innovation, focus on engineering talent, and market-leading solutions,” said Wiesel. “I’m excited to be part of the FactSet mission to source, refine, and activate the data that drives real-time decisions by financial market participants.”
“I am pleased to welcome Elisha to our board and look forward to partnering with him as FactSet continues to drive innovation and performance through its digital platform,” said Robin Abrams, Chair of the FactSet Board of Directors. “His level of in-depth understanding of FactSet’s markets and successful track record in leading a world-class technology organization will be an invaluable resource to FactSet.”
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