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accession: "0001628280-26-063495"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FDS"
cik: "0001013237"
company_name: "FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC"
filed_at: "2026-09-25T11:01:25+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T13:17:53.455931+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# FactSet adds ex-Robeco COO Marcel Prins to board; 25 years in tech and asset management

## Summary
- Board of Directors appointed Marcel Prins a director effective September 23, 2026; announcement press release dated September 25, 2026.
- Prins was COO and a director of Dutch asset manager Robeco from 2022-2026, where he defined a multi-year technology strategy, introduced a modern data platform and strengthened data governance.
- Prior to Robeco he spent over a decade at APG N.V., as COO/director of APG Asset Management and later Chief Digital Officer of APG Group; earlier roles at ABN AMRO, Fortis Bank and DCE International.
- He also sits on the boards of ABN Amro Clearing Bank and Mondu Financial Services, and holds a Bachelor's in Computer Science from The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
- As a non-employee director Prins participates in FactSet's existing director compensation program; no related-party transactions or side arrangements were disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-063495
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FDS
- cik: 0001013237
- company_name: FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC
- filed_at: 2026-09-25T11:01:25+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000162828026063495/0001628280-26-063495-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013237/000162828026063495/fds-20260923.htm

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