---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-011458"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FIS"
cik: "0001136893"
company_name: "Fidelity National Information Services, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T12:15:11.245965+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# FIS appoints two independent directors; Mark Ernst resigns due to non-compete conflict

## Summary
- Lee Adrean and Mark Benjamin appointed to FIS board effective Jan 20, 2023 as independent directors.
- Mark Ernst resigned after former employer claimed his board service violated non-competition agreements.
- Benjamin appointed as mutually agreed replacement under D. E. Shaw cooperation agreement dated Dec 14, 2022.
- Board now includes five new directors in last two years, including CEO Stephanie Ferris.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-011458
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FIS
- cik: 0001136893
- company_name: Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-01-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312523011458/0001193125-23-011458-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312523011458/d426581d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-011458
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-011458.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-011458.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Lee Adrean was appointed as Director at Fidelity National Information Services, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Lee Adrean and Mark D. Benjamin (each a “ New Director ”) were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), effective as of January 20, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312523011458/0001193125-23-011458-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark A. Ernst resigned as Director at Fidelity National Information Services, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On January 13, 2023, Mark A. Ernst, a director on the Board, notified the Company of his resignation from the Board after a former employer of his asserted to Mr. Ernst that his service on the Board would violate certain non-competition agreements between him and his former employer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312523011458/0001193125-23-011458-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mark D. Benjamin was appointed as Director at Fidelity National Information Services, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Lee Adrean and Mark D. Benjamin (each a “ New Director ”) were appointed to the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), effective as of January 20, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1136893/000119312523011458/0001193125-23-011458-index.htm

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