---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001535929-24-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VOYA"
cik: "0001535929"
company_name: "Voya Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-01-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T23:52:29.994185+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Voya appoints Robert Leary to Board of Directors, effective Jan 8, 2024

## Summary
- Robert Leary appointed as director effective January 8, 2024, increasing Board size to 13.
- Leary will serve on Technology, Innovation and Operations; Compensation; and Nominating committees.
- Board determined Leary is independent under NYSE standards; no related-person transactions disclosed.
- Leary will receive standard non-employee director compensation as described in April 2023 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001535929-24-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VOYA
- cik: 0001535929
- company_name: Voya Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592924000012/0001535929-24-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592924000012/voya-20240108.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535929-24-000012
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535929-24-000012.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001535929-24-000012.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robert Leary was appointed as Director at Voya Financial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Voya Financial, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Robert Leary as a director of the Company, effective as of January 8, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535929/000153592924000012/0001535929-24-000012-index.htm

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