secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     OPEN TEXT CORP (OTEX)
CIK:        0001002638
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001002638-26-000008
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

OpenText appoints Ayman Antoun as CEO effective April 20, 2026
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- Ayman Antoun, former President of IBM Americas, named CEO; effective April 20, 2026, succeeding interim CEO James McGourlay.
- Antoun brings 35+ years in global tech; previously led IBM Americas (2020-2023) and served at Bell Canada.
- Upon transition, McGourlay stays on Executive Leadership Team; P. Thomas Jenkins reverts to Chair of Board.
- Antoun holds BSEE from University of Waterloo; graduate of Harvard Business School executive program.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002638/000100263826000008/0001002638-26-000008-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002638/000100263826000008/otex-20260128.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001002638-26-000008

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