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): February 11, 2019

 

Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

1821 30th Street, Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(303) 381-4683

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Zayo Group, LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

1821 30th Street, Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(303) 381-4683

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On February 12, 2019, Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Jack Waters as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective February 11, 2019. Mr. Waters will hold the same title at Zayo Group, LLC (together with Company, the “Companies”) and will also serve as President of Zayo Networks, the Companies’ largest business segment. In this expanded role, Waters will lead the company’s global Networks business, including the fiber solutions, transport, enterprise and strategic networks businesses, in addition to network operations and security. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

           Mr. Waters, age 53, joined the Companies as Chief Technology Officer and President, Fiber Solutions, in August, 2016. During his tenure, Mr. Waters led organic and inorganic expansion of the Companies’ fiber network, integrating six acquisitions, including Electric Lightwave, Optic Zoo, and Spread Networks. Prior to joining the Companies, Mr. Waters was the Chief Technology Officer at Level 3 Communications from January 2008 through August 2016. He joined Level 3 in 1997 and held numerous leadership roles within that company, overseeing most of the engineering, network, and operations functions during Level 3’s initial 18 years. Mr. Waters was an original member of the team responsible for InternetMCI and began his career at SURAnet, the Southeastern University Research and Academic Network. Mr. Waters is a frequent speaker at industry and policy events and serves on the board of directors for the Colorado Technology Association. Mr. Waters holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.  

 

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.