---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779152-22-000036"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JKHY"
cik: "0000779152"
company_name: "JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC"
filed_at: "2022-05-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-26T01:01:28.753850+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack Henry appoints Renee Swearingen as CAO, effective May 5, 2022

## Summary
- Renee Swearingen, 26-year veteran, named SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, replacing Kevin Williams as principal accounting officer.
- Swearingen previously served as VP of Finance & Procurement (since 2021) and Controller (since 2001).
- Kevin Williams continues as CFO and principal financial officer; Swearingen reports to him.
- Newly created role; Swearingen will oversee SEC reporting, treasury, tax, and procurement.
- Swearingen has no family relationships with directors or executive officers, and no reportable transactions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779152-22-000036
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JKHY
- cik: 0000779152
- company_name: JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC
- filed_at: 2022-05-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915222000036/0000779152-22-000036-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915222000036/jkhy-20220502.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-22-000036
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-22-000036.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-22-000036.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Renee A. Swearingen was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On May 2, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Renee A. Swearingen to the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, to be effective May 5, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915222000036/0000779152-22-000036-index.htm

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