UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2020
ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-38865 | 61-1648780 | ||||||||||||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor San Jose, California | 95113 | |||||||||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||
(888) 799-9666
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value | ZM | The 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
On October 31, 2020, the board of directors (“Board”) of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (the “Company”) approved an increase in the total authorized number of members of the Board to ten directors and elected Janet Napolitano to fill the newly created vacancy, effective November 2, 2020. Ms. Napolitano was elected as a Class III director for a term expiring at the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Napolitano is not expected to join any of the committees of the Board at this time.
Ms. Napolitano is a professor at the University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. She previously served as President of the University of California from September 2013 until her departure in August 2020. Prior to her time serving as the President of the University of California, she served as the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, as governor of the state of Arizona from 2003 to 2009, as attorney general of Arizona from 1998 to 2003 and as U.S. attorney for the District of Arizona from 1993 to 1997. Ms. Napolitano currently serves on the board of directors of Vir Biotechnology, Inc., a clinical-stage immunology company. Ms. Napolitano holds a B.S. in political science from Santa Clara University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Napolitano and any other persons pursuant to which she was elected as a director. Ms. Napolitano has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed by the Company pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Ms. Napolitano will enter into the Company’s standard from of indemnification agreement between the Company and its directors and executive officers.
Ms. Napolitano will be compensated as a member of the Board under the terms of the Company’s Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy.
Ms. Napolitano’s election to the Board is included in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dated: November 2, 2020
By: /s/ Aparna Bawa
Aparna Bawa
Chief Operating Officer
Zoom Appoints Janet Napolitano to Board of Directors
Former Arizona Governor, US Secretary of Homeland Security, and President of the University of California System Brings Education and Public Policy Expertise to Video Communications Leader
San Jose, Calif. - November 2, 2020 - Zoom Video Communications, Inc. announced that Janet Napolitano has joined its Board of Directors effective today, November 2.
Napolitano is an accomplished attorney who has dedicated much of her career to public service as an attorney general, Governor, cabinet member, and university administrator. She served as Attorney General of Arizona from 1998 to 2003. She was then elected Governor of Arizona, leading her state from 2003 to 2009. She joined President Barack Obama’s cabinet as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. More recently, she was President of the University of California system from 2013 to 2020, when she left to join the faculty of University of California Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
“Zoom has immense capacity as a communication service provider,” said Napolitano. “I’m excited about its future and I’m excited to join its Board.”
“I am very pleased to welcome Secretary Napolitano to the Zoom Board of Directors,” said Zoom CEO Eric S. Yuan. “Janet has extensive leadership experience in both education and government, two key segments of Zoom customers. She also has tremendous strength of character, which she demonstrated throughout her years in public service and academia, and is adept at decision-making and leading in complex organizations. I know she will be a valuable addition to our board.”
About Janet Napolitano
Janet Napolitano is a Professor of Public Policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. She served as the twentieth president of the University of California, the nation’s largest public research university with ten campuses, five medical centers, three affiliated national laboratories, and a statewide agriculture and natural resources program. Prior to joining the University of California, Professor Napolitano served as Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013. She is a former two-term Governor of Arizona, a former Attorney General of Arizona, and a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. In 2019, Napolitano published How Safe Are We? Homeland Security Since 9/11. Professor Napolitano earned her B.S. degree, summa cum laude, in Political Science from Santa Clara University, and her J.D. from the University of Virginia. She is based in Berkeley, CA.
About Zoom
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) brings teams together to get more done in a frictionless and secure video environment. Our easy, reliable, and innovative video-first unified communications platform provides video meetings, voice, webinars, and chat across desktops, phones, mobile devices, and conference room systems. Zoom helps enterprises create elevated experiences with leading business app integrations and developer tools to create customized workflows. Founded in 2011, Zoom is headquartered in San Jose, California, with offices around the world. Visit zoom.com and follow @zoom_us.
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