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FactSet Announces Appointment of Chief People & Workforce Transformation Officer

What happened

FactSet appointed Di Hirji as its new Chief People & Workforce Transformation Officer, effective August 3, 2026.

Source

Article excerpt

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NORWALK, Conn., July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FactSet (NYSE:FDS | NASDAQ:FDS), a leading global data and AI solutions provider to the financial markets, today announced that Di Hirji has been appointed Chief People & Workforce Transformation Officer, effective August 3, 2026. She will succeed Catrina Harding, who is leaving FactSet after three years and will remain in an advisory capacity through a transition period.

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Event
Executive hire

What this signalsA new leader often reviews the tools the team uses.

Person
Di HirjiChief People & Workforce Transformation Officer
Takes effect
Aug 3, 2026
Location
Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

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People

  • Di HirjiChief People & Workforce Transformation Officer · Named in the story

Topics and mentions

Job title tags

  • directors
  • human resources

Extraction

Confidence
95%
Detected
Jul 27, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
hires

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