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): July 21, 2020 (July 16, 2020)
IQVIA HOLDINGS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35907 | 27-1341991 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
83 Wooster Heights Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06810
and
| 4820 Emperor Blvd. |
| Durham, North Carolina 27703 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 448-4600 and (919) 998-2000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | “IQV” | New York Stock Exchange LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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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. |
Appointment of Ronald E. Bruehlman as Executive Vice President and interim Chief Financial Officer
On July 21, 2020, IQVIA Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Ronald E. Bruehlman to serve as Executive Vice President and interim Chief Financial Officer, effective August 1, 2020. Mr. Bruehlman, age 59, previously served as Chief Financial Officer of IMS Health Holdings, Inc. (“IMS Health”) from 2011 until the merger of IMS Health and Quintiles Transnational Holdings Inc. in October 2016 (the “Merger”). Since the Merger, Mr. Bruehlman has served as a senior advisor to Ari Bousbib, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In addition, Mr. Bruehlman currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Q2 Solutions, a joint venture between the Company and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and a leading clinical trial laboratory services organization.
Prior to joining IMS Health and the Company, Mr. Bruehlman spent 23 years with United Technologies Corporation, where he held multiple senior finance leadership roles of increasing responsibility. These included leading the finance function at UTC Commercial, Chief Financial Officer of Carrier Corporation, heading the corporate financial planning and analysis function for UTC and leading UTC’s investor relations function.
Departure of Michael R. McDonnell as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
On July 16, 2020, Michael R. McDonnell informed the Company of his intention to leave the Company to become the CFO of Biogen Inc. Mr. McDonnel’s last day will be July 31, 2020.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Bruehlman’s appointment and Mr. McDonnell’s departure, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated July 21, 2020 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 21, 2020
| IQVIA HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric Sherbet | |
| Eric Sherbet | ||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||