secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC (FDS)
CIK:        0001013237
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-25T11:01:25+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-063495
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

FactSet adds ex-Robeco COO Marcel Prins to board; 25 years in tech and asset management
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- 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.

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