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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 July 1, 2020, Mr. David McVeigh, Executive Vice President, Global Business Sales (GBS) of Gartner, Inc. (“Gartner” or the “Company”), announced that he would step down from his role with the Company effective July 2, 2020 to pursue a new senior executive opportunity. There has been no disagreement between Mr. McVeigh and the Company around strategy, financials or business practices.
Mr. Alwyn Dawkins, previously Executive Vice President, Conferences, has assumed the position of Executive Vice President, Global Business Sales effective July 2, 2020. Mr. Dawkins, who has been with Gartner for more than 17 years, held various senior sales positions at the Company before leading the Conferences function since 2008.
Ms. Claire Herkes, Senior Vice President, Conferences, will lead the Conferences business. Ms. Herkes has been with Gartner for 15 years in leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility in the Conferences business.
| ITEM 7.01. | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURES. |
On July 2, 2020, the Company announced it has cancelled all destination conferences for the remainder of the year. It has previously announced the cancellation of all conferences through August. The Company continues its operational planning for other types of conferences, including local, one-day summits and virtual conferences, from September to December. As noted in the Company’s earnings supplement dated May 7, 2020, Gartner’s Conferences Revenue guidance for 2020 assumed the cancellation of all conferences through the end of 2020.
Forward Looking Statements
Statements contained in this Form 8-K regarding the Company’s projected financial results, long-term objectives, and all other statements in this release other than recitation of historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, estimates, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to be materially different, and are currently, or in the future could be, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainty of the magnitude, duration, geographic reach and impact on the global economy of the COVID-19 pandemic; the current, and uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governments’ responses to it on our business, growth, reputation, projections, prospects, financial condition, operations, cash flows, and liquidity; and other factors described under “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, which can be found on Gartner’s website at https://investor.gartner.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Forward-looking statements included herein speak only as of the date hereof and Gartner disclaims any obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
| Gartner, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: July 2, 2020 |
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/s/ Craig W. Safian | ||||
| Craig W. Safian Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||