---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000779152-26-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JKHY"
cik: "0000779152"
company_name: "JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC"
filed_at: "2026-08-24T20:59:31+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-24T21:00:09.063897+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jack Henry appoints Richard Preece to board; Wes Brown to retire

## Summary
- Richard N. Preece, 51, CEO of GoGuardian, appointed to board effective Aug 20, 2026.
- Preece joins Human Capital & Compensation and Risk & Compliance committees.
- Preece receives prorated RSU of ~$45,479, $70k annual cash retainer, and $15k per committee.
- Director Wes Brown will not stand for reelection at November annual meeting per retirement age policy.
- Board size reduced from 10 to 9 immediately prior to 2026 annual meeting.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000779152-26-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JKHY
- cik: 0000779152
- company_name: JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC
- filed_at: 2026-08-24T20:59:31+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/779152/000077915226000060/0000779152-26-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915226000060/jkhy-20260820.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-26-000060
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-26-000060.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000779152-26-000060.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wes Brown departed as Director at JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: will not stand for reelection
  - Role: Director
  source text: Wes Brown has reached the age of 72 and will not stand for reelection based on the mandatory retirement restrictions in the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915226000060/0000779152-26-000060-index.htm
- Executive change
  David B. Foss retired as Director at JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: the vacancy created when David B. Foss retired from the Board on July 15, 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915226000060/0000779152-26-000060-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard N. Preece was appointed as Director at JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On August 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Richard N. Preece as a director of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/779152/000077915226000060/0000779152-26-000060-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.