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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) On September 7, 2021, Invesco Ltd. (the “Company”) increased the size of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) from twelve to thirteen directors and appointed Mr. Christopher C. Womack as a Director effective as of October 13, 2021. The Board has appointed Mr. Womack as a member of each of the Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance committees effective concurrently with the commencement of his Board service.
Mr. Womack is the chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power Company, a subsidiary of the Southern Company, one of the nation’s leading energy providers. Prior to being named to his current role in 2021, he served as executive vice president and president of external affairs for the Southern Company where he led overall external positioning and branding efforts. Mr. Womack joined the Southern Company in 1988 and has held several leadership positions within the Southern Company and its subsidiaries. He has served as executive vice president of external affairs at Georgia Power Company and senior vice president and senior production officer of Southern Company Generation, where he was responsible for generation for Georgia Power Company and Savannah Electric. He also served as senior vice president of human resources and chief people officer at the Southern Company. Mr. Womack is a member of the board of directors of Essential Utilities, Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree from American University.
The Board has determined that Mr. Womack is (i) an independent director under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards; (ii) meets the standards for independence and financial acumen for members of the Audit Committee under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and (iii) satisfies the standards for independence for members of the Compensation Committee under the New York Stock Exchange listing standards.
Mr. Womack will receive the same compensation from the Company as the other non-employee members of the Board of Directors.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Company issued a press release on September 7, 2021 announcing the appointment of Mr. Womack, which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated September 7, 2021 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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.
| Invesco Ltd. | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert H. Rigsby | |
| Robert H. Rigsby Managing Director – Corporate Legal and Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: September 7, 2021