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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Union (WU)

Western Union names Barry Cooper Chief Accounting Officer, effective July 1, 2025

Neutral Impact 2 of 5 leadership Written later

Western Union appointed Barry Cooper as its Chief Accounting Officer, effective July 1, 2025, replacing no named predecessor in the filing. Cooper previously served as Senior Vice President and Controller at Envestnet and held controller roles at Echostar and First Data.

Key points

  • Barry Cooper, age 58, appointed Chief Accounting Officer on June 27, 2025, effective July 1, 2025
  • Initial annual base salary of $300,000 and annual incentive target of $350,000, split between cash and equity
  • Sign-on grant of restricted stude units under the 2024 Long-Term Incentive Plan with a grant date fair value of $250,000

The filing

CompanyWestern Union (WU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 30, 2025, 4:12 PM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-091569

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 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 June 30, 2025.

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