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 26, 2018
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 No.) |
230 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10169 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants 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; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) Election of Directors
On July 26, 2018, the Board of Directors (the Board) of Voya Financial, Inc. (the Company) elected Curtis Arledge as director of the Board.
Mr. Arledge is Senior Research Associate at The Forum for Growth & Innovation at Harvard Business School. Previously, Mr. Arledge was the Vice Chairman of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY Mellon) and the Chief Executive Officer, Investment Management of BNY Mellon from 2010 to 2016. Prior to joining BNY Mellon, Mr. Arledge was the Chief Investment Officer for fixed income portfolios at BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2010.
The Board appointed Mr. Arledge to the Risk, Investment and Finance Committee and the Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee.
Mr. Arledge will receive compensation as non-employee director as described on page 59 of the Companys proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2018.
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/ Jean Weng | |
Name: | Jean Weng | |
Title: | Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary |
Dated: July 30, 2018