Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 7, 2020
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Open Text Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canada
0-27544
98-0154400
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaN2L 0A1
(Address of principal executive offices)
(519) 888-7111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Common stock without par value
OTEX
NASDAQ Global Select Market
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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.
The Company announced today that veteran OpenText executive Prentiss Donohue has been appointed Executive Vice President, SMB/C Sales (Small and Medium-Sized Business and Consumer), effective immediately. Mr. Donohue replaces Craig Stilwell, who is retiring from OpenText following the successful integration of Carbonite into OpenText.
Mr. Stillwell provided notice of his retirement from OpenText on December 2, 2020 and will remain with the Company until March 2, 2021 for transition purposes.
Mr. Donohue joined OpenText in 2016 from Oracle, bringing more than twenty years of experience in executive roles. At OpenText, he has held a variety of senior roles, most recently serving as the Senior Vice President, Partners & Alliances.
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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.
OPEN TEXT CORPORATION
December 7, 2020
By:
/s/ Gordon A. Davies
Gordon A. Davies EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Development
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