NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a
global Fintech leader, today announced that Edmund Reese has been appointed Chief Financial
Officer (CFO), effective November 30,
2020.
Mr. Reese joins Broadridge from American Express, where he most
recently served as Senior Vice President and CFO of the Global
Consumer Services Group, the company's largest business unit. He
joined American Express in 2009 and has held several financial
leadership positions, including SVP, Head of Investor Relations and
CFO positions across the Global Lending, Travel, and Global
Business Services businesses. Mr. Reese played a key role in the
success of the consumer business with responsibility across
investments, M&A, product launches, contract negotiations,
strategy and operations. Prior to joining American Express, Mr.
Reese held senior finance positions at Merrill Lynch and Citigroup
Smith Barney.
"I am pleased to welcome Edmund to our leadership team," said
Tim Gokey, Chief Executive Officer
of Broadridge. "He is a world-class finance executive whose deep
experience across financial services and client-focused mindset
make him the ideal choice to lead our finance organization. Edmund
has a proven track record of delivering results and creating
shareholder value. I look forward to partnering with him to execute
on our growth strategy and deliver value for our stakeholders."
Matt Connor, Broadridge's Interim
CFO, will return to a previously planned, expanded executive role
on the company's Global Technology and Operations (GTO) leadership
team and will work closely with Mr. Reese during the
transition.
"I would also like to thank Matt for stepping in as Interim CFO.
Matt played a critical role in delivering strong first quarter
results, which have enabled us to begin to ramp up our planned
investments and position us for continued growth," Mr. Gokey added.
"Matt has been a key part of the evolution of the GTO business, and
I look forward to continuing to work closely with him in his
expanded leadership role as we enter a new phase of growth in
GTO."
Mr. Reese said, "I am thrilled to join Broadridge, a company I
admire as an innovative Fintech leader that is well-positioned for
long-term growth. I look forward to working with Tim and the rest
of the leadership team to continue to move Broadridge forward and
generate value for its associates, clients and shareholders."
Mr. Reese graduated from Clemson
University with a BS in Accounting and received his MBA from
The Wharton School at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and
other written or oral statements made from time to time by
representatives of Broadridge may contain "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical in nature,
and which may be identified by the use of words such as "expects,"
"assumes," "projects," "anticipates," "estimates," "we believe,"
"could be" and other words of similar meaning, are forward-looking
statements. These statements are based on management's expectations
and assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed.
These risks and uncertainties include those risk factors described
and discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June
30, 2020 (the "2020 Annual Report"), as they may be updated
in any future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date of this press release and are expressly qualified in their
entirety by reference to the factors discussed in the 2020 Annual
Report. Broadridge disclaims any obligation to update or revise
forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or
circumstances that arise after the date made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by
law.
About Broadridge
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
(NYSE: BR), a $4 billion global
Fintech leader, is a leading provider of investor communications
and technology-driven solutions to banks, broker-dealers, asset and
wealth managers and corporate issuers. Broadridge's infrastructure
underpins proxy voting services for over 50 percent of public
companies and mutual funds globally, and processes on average more
than U.S. $8 trillion in fixed income
and equity securities trades per day. Broadridge is part of the
S&P 500® Index and employs over 12,000 associates in
17 countries.
For more information about Broadridge, please
visit www.broadridge.com.
Contact Information:
Investors:
W. Edings Thibault
Investor Relations
(516) 472-5129
Media:
Gregg
Rosenberg
Corporate Communications
(212) 918-6966
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