Form 8-K · Current report
Jack Henry & Associates 8-K, filed Aug 24, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0000779152
- Accession no.
- 0000779152-26-000060
Summary
Jack Henry & Associates appointed Richard N. Preece, chief executive of education-software company Liminex (GoGuardian), to its board effective August 20, 2026, filling the seat vacated when David B. Foss retired on July 15, 2026. The board also cut its size from ten to nine directors ahead of the November annual meeting, where Wes Brown will not stand for reelection under the company's retirement-age policy.
Key points
- Preece, 51, was previously chief operating officer at LegalZoom.com from 2019 to 2024 and held management roles at Intuit from 2002 to 2019, including U.S. general manager for QuickBooks.
- Jack Henry determined Preece to be an independent director under Nasdaq listing standards and will grant him a prorated restricted stock unit award of about $45,479 plus a $70,000 annual cash retainer and $15,000 annual retainers for each of the Human Capital & Compensation and Risk & Compliance committees.
- Wes Brown, president of bank consulting firm Bent St. Vrain & Company, has served on the board since 2015 after a prior term from 2005 to 2014.
- Board chair Matt Flanigan said Preece brings practical experience in financial-services innovation and operations and credited Brown with expertise in finance, compliance, banking, and mergers and acquisitions.
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Items reported
- 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On August 20, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Richard N. Preece as a director of the Company to fill the vacancy created when David B. Foss retired from the Board on July 15, 2026. The Board also reduced the size of the Board, from ten directors to nine, with such change to go into effect immediately prior to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, at which time nine director nominees are expected to stand for election to the Board. …
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