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):
August 15, 2015
VOYA FINANCIAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35897 | No. 52-1222820 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 230 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10169 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 309-8200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Appointment of Certain Officers
On August 15, 2015, Joseph D. Horan, age 58, assumed the role of interim Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Voya Financial, Inc. (the “Company”). As of that time, Steven T. Pierson, the Company’s former Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, assumed the role of Chief Auditor for the Company. Mr. Horan’s appointment and Mr. Pierson’s transition from his prior position have previously been announced by the Company.
Mr. Horan previously served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Deputy Corporate Controller from November 2011. Prior to that time, he was the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Fixed Income, for the Company’s Voya Investment Management subsidiary, a role he had served in since 2008.
Mr. Horan will continue to participate in the Company’s Incentive Compensation Plan, pursuant to which Mr. Horan is eligible to receive an annual cash incentive payment based upon achievement of company-wide performance goals. Mr. Horan will also continue to participate in the Voya Financial, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan and the Voya Financial, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Employee Incentive Plan, pursuant to which Mr. Horan receives or has received grants of equity-based awards. A further description of these plans is included in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statements on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2014, and April 14, 2015.
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.
| Voya Financial, Inc. (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ TREVOR OGLE | |
| Name: | Trevor Ogle | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and | |
| Deputy General Counsel | ||
Dated: August 20, 2015