Key Highlights

● FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) appointed Marcel Prins, former Robeco COO, as a director effective September 23, 2026.

● Prins served as Robeco's chief operating officer and director from 2022 to 2026, leading digital-transformation efforts.

● The filing discloses no committee assignments for Prins and no dollar figures for his director compensation.

● FactSet describes itself as serving more than 9,100 clients and roughly 247,000 users across the Investment industry.

FactSet Research Systems Inc. (NYSE:FDS) appointed Marcel Prins, the former chief operating officer of Dutch asset manager Robeco, as a non-employee director effective September 23, 2026, according to an 8-K filed September 25. The financial-data and analytics provider said Prins brings more than 25 years of experience in operations, technology and asset management to the board. No committee assignments were disclosed in the filing, and the company announced the appointment publicly in a press release two days later.

A Career in Asset-Management Operations and Technology

From 2022 to 2026, Prins served as chief operating officer and a director at Robeco, a Netherlands-based global asset manager, where the company's press release credits him with leading digital-transformation initiatives and modern data-governance frameworks. Before Robeco, he was chief operating officer and a director at APG Asset Management and held chief digital officer responsibilities at APG Group. Earlier in his career he worked at ABN AMRO Group, Fortis Bank and DCE International.

He currently sits on the boards of ABN Amro Clearing Bank and Mondu Financial Services, and holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from The Hague University of Applied Sciences, giving him a technology grounding that runs alongside his operating and finance roles across three decades in European finance. FactSet board chair Malcolm Frank said in the company's press release that the board was "pleased to welcome Marcel," adding that "his extensive technology and asset management experience will be a strong addition to the Board as FactSet moves into its next chapter." Prins said he was "honored to join FactSet's Board at a pivotal time."

What the 8-K Says

The filing states plainly that "there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Prins and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Prins was selected as director," and that he is not a party to any related-party transaction requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. As a non-employee director, Prins will participate in FactSet's existing director compensation program, the terms of which were laid out in the company's proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 27, 2025, meaning the 8-K itself does not restate his specific cash or Equity retainer.

The filing does not disclose which board committees, if any, Prins will join, an omission compared with some peer disclosures the same week that named specific committee seats for new directors. The 8-K also does not disclose whether Prins's appointment expands FactSet's total board size or fills a vacancy left by a departing director, and it does not mention any nominating process beyond the company's standard board-recruitment practice.

FactSet's Business

FactSet is a member of the S&P 500 that supplies financial data, analytics and workflow software to the investment industry. According to its own description in the press release, the company serves more than 9,100 clients and roughly 247,000 users spanning Buy-Side and Sell-Side firms, Wealth managers and corporations, combining proprietary and third-party data with artificial-intelligence tools. The company describes itself as having operated for nearly 47 years.

FactSet's core Business involves aggregating financial data from proprietary and third-party sources and delivering it through analytics tools and, increasingly, AI-driven workflow products used by portfolio managers, analysts and bankers. Prins's appointment follows a broader pattern this week of financial and information-services companies adding directors with technology and asset-management backgrounds to their boards.

Committee Assignments Still Pending

FactSet's proxy statement, filed October 27, 2025 and referenced in the 8-K, spells out the specific dollar compensation Prins will receive. The filing does not name Prins's committee assignments; future proxy statements or board-composition disclosures may specify them. No Shareholder vote, regulatory approval or specific deadline is tied to this appointment, which took effect immediately on September 23, 2026.