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Get filing alertsOpenText appoints Jill Larsen to board as Kristen Ludgate resigns for personal reasons
Filed July 17, 2026 · Period ending July 17, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Jill Larsen appointed to board effective July 17, 2026. She serves as Chief People Officer at Synopsys and brings HR leadership experience from PTC, Medidata, Cisco, EMC, and SunGard.
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Kristen Ludgate resigned from the board effective July 17, 2026, for personal reasons. The filing states her departure was not due to any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
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Larsen will receive standard non-employee director compensation and may participate in the Deferred Share Unit Plan, allowing her to defer retainer and fees in the form of common shares.
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Summary
OpenText executed a simultaneous board transition on July 17, 2026, appointing Jill Larsen while accepting Kristen Ludgate's resignation. Larsen brings deep human capital expertise from her current role as Chief People Officer at Synopsys, where she oversees organizational strategy and talent planning for over 25,000 employees.
Her background spans C-suite HR roles at major technology companies including PTC, Medidata, Cisco, EMC, and SunGard. The board determined she meets all applicable independence requirements. Ludgate's departure was explicitly characterized as personal in nature, with the filing stating it was not the result of any disagreement with the company on operations, policies, or practices.
The timing maintains board composition, with one director replacing another. Larsen will receive standard non-employee director compensation and may participate in the company's existing Deferred Share Unit Plan. This is a routine governance matter with no immediate concerns for shareholders.
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Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), a global leader in data management for enterprise AI, today announced the appointment of Jill Larsen to its board of directors (the Board) effective immediately. Ms. Larsen is a seasoned executive, currently serving as Chief People Officer at Synopsys, Inc., a publicly traded global technology company and leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems.
OpenText appointed Jill Larsen to its Board effective immediately. She currently serves as Chief People Officer at Synopsys, where she oversees organizational strategy, talent planning, and employee experience for over 25,000 employees. She brings extensive HR leadership experience from prior roles at PTC, Medidata, Cisco, EMC, and SunGard.
Event · Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Compensation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On July 17, 2026, Open Text Corporation (“OpenText” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Jill Larsen to its board of directors (the “Board”) effective immediately.
Ms. Larsen currently serves as Chief People Officer at Synopsys, Inc., a publicly traded global technology company. Prior to Synopsys, Ms. Larsen served as a Chief People Officer and C-suite executive in global public and private companies including PTC, Medidata, Cisco Systems, EMC, and SunGard.
OpenText appointed Jill Larsen to its board of directors effective July 17, 2026. Ms. Larsen brings extensive human resources leadership experience from her current role as Chief People Officer at Synopsys and prior C-suite positions at major technology companies. The Board determined she meets all applicable independence requirements.
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