AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Global Payments (GPN)

Global Payments says two senior finance and admin officers are leaving, CAO retiring March 1

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 leadership Written later

Global Payments disclosed that Chief Accounting Officer David Sheffield will retire effective March 1, 2026, and that Chief Administrative Officer David Green resigned for good reason as of January 9, 2026. The company expects to name a successor Chief Accounting Officer before Sheffield's retirement date, and both departures are stated as not involving any disagreement with the company.

Key points

  • David Sheffield, EVP and Chief Accounting Officer, will retire effective March 1, 2026; he remains in role until then
  • David Green, Senior EVP and Chief Administrative Officer, resigned for good reason, effective as of January 9, 2026
  • Green will stay in a non-executive role briefly to help with the transition and receive payments under his employment agreement
  • The filing states neither departure stems from a disagreement on operations, policies, practices or accounting

The filing

CompanyGlobal Payments (GPN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 14, 2026, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001104659-26-003734

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:10 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 14, 2026.

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