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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 January 15, 2024, John Whittle was appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Fortinet, Inc. (“Fortinet”). Mr. Whittle is 55 years old and will continue to also serve as Fortinet’s Corporate Secretary, a role he has held since January 2007. Mr. Whittle has served in various roles at Fortinet for over 17 years and, prior to this promotion, served as Fortinet’s Executive Vice President of Corporate Development from January 2019 to January 2024 and as Fortinet’s Chief Legal Officer from April 2022 to January 2024. Mr. Whittle served as Fortinet’s General Counsel from October 2006 to April 2022 and as Fortinet’s Vice President of Corporate Development from October 2010 until January 2019. Prior to working at Fortinet, Mr. Whittle served in various roles including Vice President and General Counsel for Corio, Inc., an enterprise application services provider, where he managed the company's legal matters, including in connection with an initial public offering and acquisition by IBM. Prior to Corio, Mr. Whittle was an attorney at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, representing technology companies in general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, and initial public offerings. Mr. Whittle holds a B.A. degree in history from the University of Virginia and a J.D., magna cum laude, from Cornell University Law School.
There is currently no change to Mr. Whittle’s compensation as a result of his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Whittle and any other persons, pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Operating Officer, no family relationships among any of the Company’s directors or executive officers and Mr. Whittle and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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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.
| FORTINET, INC. | ||||||||
Date: January 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Keith Jensen | ||||||
| Keith Jensen | ||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||