---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-021958"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MSCI"
cik: "0001408198"
company_name: "MSCI Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T05:24:56.119082+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MSCI appoints Robin Matlock, former VMware CMO, to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Robin Matlock appointed as independent director effective June 1, 2022. Board now has 11 members.
- She will serve on Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee.
- Compensation includes $80k annual retainer, $185k RSU award, and $10k committee retainer, prorated.
- Matlock most recently SVP and CMO at VMware (2013-2020); also held exec roles at Imperva, McAfee, Symantec.
- Also serves on boards of Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), Cohesity, People.ai, and Dremio.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-021958
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MSCI
- cik: 0001408198
- company_name: MSCI Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000156459022021958/0001564590-22-021958-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000156459022021958/msci-8k_20220528.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-22-021958.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Robin Matlock was appointed as independent director at MSCI Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On May 28, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of MSCI Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Robin Matlock to serve as an independent director on the Board, effective June 1, 2022 (the “Effective Date”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408198/000156459022021958/0001564590-22-021958-index.htm

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