---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001123360-23-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPN"
cik: "0001123360"
company_name: "GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T06:44:38.465458+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Global Payments appoints Kirsten Kliphouse, former Google Cloud Americas President, to Board

## Summary
- Kirsten Kliphouse appointed as independent director effective October 26, 2023.
- Also appointed to Technology Committee of the Board.
- Previously served as President of Google Cloud Americas from March 2022 to July 2023.
- Also serves on boards of Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings and Dun & Bradstreet Holdings.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001123360-23-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPN
- cik: 0001123360
- company_name: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336023000035/0001123360-23-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336023000035/gpn-20231026.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-23-000035
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-23-000035.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001123360-23-000035.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kirsten Kliphouse was appointed as Director at GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 26, 2023, the Board of Directors (the 'Board') of Global Payments Inc. (the 'Company') appointed Kirsten Kliphouse to serve as an independent member on the Board, effective as of October 26, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000112336023000035/0001123360-23-000035-index.htm

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