UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 27, 2015
IMS Health Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36381 | 27-1335689 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
83 Wooster Heights Road
Danbury, CT 06810
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 448-4600
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Kevin Knightly is appointed Senior Vice President, Information Offerings, effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Knightly was previously Senior Vice President, Supplier Management.
Robert Chu has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technology Solutions effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Chu is President, IMS Health Asia Pacific and previously was General Manager of IMS France. Earlier in his career, he spent 15 years at IBM Corporation in sales, consulting and technology leadership roles. Mr. Chu holds a Master’s degree from École Polytechnique and a Master of Engineering, Computer Science degree from Telecom Paris. Also effective April 1, Satwinder Sian, formerly Senior Vice President, Global Technology Operations, has been named strategic advisor to the Chief Executive Officer.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: March 27, 2015 | By: | /s/ Ronald E. Bruehlman | ||||||
| Name: | Ronald E. Bruehlman | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||