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 7, 2017
Juniper Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34501 | 770422528 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1133 Innovation Way, Sunnyvale, California |
94089 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 745-2000
Not Applicable
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. |
On March 7, 2017, Juniper Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that (i) Kevin Hutchins, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, has been appointed to serve in a newly created position as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Strategy and Product Line Management, and (ii) Andy Athreya, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Engineering, has been appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer. Both positions will report to Rami Rahim, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.
In addition, the Company announced that Jonathan Davidson, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Juniper Development and Innovation, notified the Company of his intention to resign from the Company, effective immediately.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. on March 7, 2017 | |
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.
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | ||||||
| March 7, 2017 |
By: | /s/ Brian M. Martin | ||||
| Name: | Brian M. Martin | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Juniper Networks, Inc. on March 7, 2017 | |