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): September 17, 2015 (September 11, 2015)
First Data Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Commission File Number: 001-11073
| Delaware | 47-0731996 | |||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 225 Liberty Street, 29th Floor | ||||
| New York, New York 10281 (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) | ||||
| (800) 735-3362 | ||||
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | ||||
| Not Applicable (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. |
Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
On September 11, 2015, Himanshu A. Patel was appointed as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of First Data Corporation (“First Data”), effective as of September 14, 2015. Mr. Patel previously was First Data’s Executive Vice President, Strategy, Planning and Business Development and served in that role since joining First Data in June 2013. Before joining First Data, he served in various roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (“J.P. Morgan”) since 1997, including as a Managing Director from 2011 to 2013 leading strategy for the mortgage banking division and as a Senior Equity Analyst from 2001 to 2011.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Patel and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected to serve as an executive officer. He has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| First Data Corporation | ||||||
| Date: September 17, 2015 | By: | /s/ Stanley J. Andersen | ||||
| Stanley J. Andersen Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||