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Issuer:     OPEN TEXT CORP (OTEX)
CIK:        0001002638
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001002638-25-000058
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.78
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

OpenText appoints James McGourlay as Interim CEO; Mark Barrenechea departs; explores portfolio-shaping opportunities
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- James McGourlay, 25-year OpenText veteran, named Interim CEO effective August 11, 2025.
- Mark Barrenechea transitions out of CEO, CTO, and Vice Chair roles immediately.
- P. Thomas Jenkins appointed Executive Chair and Chief Strategy Officer; David Fraser named Lead Director.
- Savinay Berry promoted to CTO; CEO Search Committee formed with four independent directors.
- Company to explore portfolio-shaping opportunities to focus on core Information Management for AI business.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002638/000100263825000058/0001002638-25-000058-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002638/000100263825000058/otex-20250811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001002638-25-000058

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