8-K

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): April 10, 2017

TRINET GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-36373	95-3359658
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1100 San Leandro Blvd., Suite 400 San Leandro, CA		94577
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 352-5000

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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.

Appointment of Principal Financial Officer

On April 10, 2017, TriNet Group, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Richard Beckert, age 55, has joined the Company as its Senior Vice President, Finance. Effective immediately following the filing of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017, Mr. Beckert will be appointed as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and as the Company’s Principal Financial Officer.  Mr. Beckert has more than 25 years of leadership experience in all aspects of finance, including accounting and reporting, treasury, risk management, tax, internal audit and practices, assets, and management processes. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Beckert served at CA Technologies, a global enterprise provider of business software solutions, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from May 2011 to July 2016, as Corporate Controller from June 2008 to May 2011, and as Senior Vice President, Strategic Pricing and Offerings from September 2006 to June 2008. Prior to his time at CA Technologies, Mr. Beckert worked for IBM for approximately 23 years in various leadership positions. His last position with IBM was as Division Controller for Data Management. Mr. Beckert holds a B.S. in Finance Administration from Northeastern University in Boston, MA.

Mr. Beckert’s employment is at-will and, pursuant to an employment agreement with the Company, Mr. Beckert will be (i) paid an annual base salary of $500,000, (ii) eligible to participate in the Company’s annual executive cash incentive plan for 2017, with a 2017 target incentive equal to 100% of his annual base salary, pro-rated based on his actual service period in 2017, (iii) recommended for an equity grant with value of $3,000,000 of which 50% will be comprised of time-vested restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and 50% will be comprised of performance-vested restricted stock units (“PSUs”), (iv) eligible for reimbursement of certain qualified relocation expenses, (v) eligible for reimbursement of certain financial planning and income tax services, and (vi) eligible to participate in the Company’s standard employee benefit plans that are available to the Company’s employees generally, as in effect from time to time, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. Mr. Beckert’s RSUs will be subject to the Company’s standard four-year vesting schedule for new hires, with 1/4^th of the total shares subject to his RSU award vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and 1/16^th of the total shares subject to his RSU award vesting on the 15^th day of the second month of each calendar quarter thereafter. Mr. Beckert’s PSUs will vest upon the achievement of certain performance goals and time-based vesting requirements that are applicable to the Company’s other executive officers. The vesting of Mr. Beckert’s RSUs and PSUs each assume his continued employment with the Company.

Mr. Beckert will also be eligible to participate in the Company’s Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for certain payments and benefits upon a Change in Control Termination or a Non-Change in Control Termination that results in Mr. Beckert’s Separation from Service, as each foregoing capitalized term is defined in the Plan.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Beckert and any director or executive officer of the Company, 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.

As previously disclosed, in September 2016, William Porter announced his intention to retire from his position as Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company at such time as his successor commences employment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.Effective immediately upon the appointment of Mr. Beckert as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Mr. Porter will retire as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer and transition into an operational role with the Company as Vice President, Office of the Chief Executive Officer.

Appointment of Principal Accounting Officer

Effective immediately upon Mr. Beckert’s appointment as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer, Michael Murphy, age 49, will be appointed as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. 

Mr. Murphy has served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since July 2016.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Murphy served as Chief Accounting Officer at QBE North America, a global insurance provider, from October 2014 to July 2016. Prior to this, Mr. Murphy served as Director of Financial Reporting at AIG, a global insurance provider and, from 2013 to 2014. Before joining AIG, Mr. Murphy worked for seven years as Controller for AEGIS Insurance Services Ltd., a mutual insurance company, starting in 2006.  Prior to this time, Mr. Murphy worked in several senior finance roles at Marsh & McLennan for approximately 10 years.  Mr. Murphy is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a BSc in Statistics, Computing, Operations Research & Economics from the University College London.   

No new compensatory or severance arrangements will be entered into in connection with Mr. Murphy’s appointment as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Murphy and any director or executive officer of the Company, 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.

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release entitled “Richard Beckert Joins TriNet as Senior Vice President of Finance” dated April 10, 2017.

SIGNATURES

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.

Date:	April 10, 2017		TriNet Group, Inc.
		By:	/s/ Brady Mickelsen
			Brady Mickelsen
			Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release entitled “Richard Beckert Joins TriNet as Senior Vice President of Finance” dated April 10, 2017.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Richard Beckert Joins TriNet as Senior Vice President of Finance

SAN LEANDRO, Calif. – April 10, 2017 – TriNet Group, Inc. (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive HR solutions, today announced that Richard Beckert has joined TriNet as senior vice president of finance. Beckert will be appointed as chief financial officer immediately following the filing of TriNet’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Bill Porter will continue as TriNet’s chief financial officer until Beckert’s appointment, after which, as previously announced, Porter will transition into an advisory role.

Beckert brings extensive executive experience to TriNet and is a key addition to the company and its leadership team. He will lead all aspects of the finance function and reports directly to Burton M. Goldfield, TriNet’s president and chief executive officer.

Prior to TriNet, Beckert most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA). In that role, he led a team of over 1,000 professionals in running all accounting and reporting, treasury, risk management, tax, real estate, and internal audit processes. Earlier at CA, Beckert served as senior vice president and corporate controller and oversaw financial reporting, planning, budgeting, forecasting, and pricing, as well as the integration of facilities of acquired companies. Prior to that, he was senior vice president of strategic pricing for CA.

Before joining CA, Beckert spent more than two decades at IBM in various leadership positions, including division controller of the Data Management division and of the Lotus division. At IBM, he also served as the director of financial operations for IBM Americas Software and the director of worldwide software pricing. Beckert earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance Administration from Northeastern University.

Supporting Quotes:

Richard Beckert, Senior Vice President of Finance, TriNet

“I am thrilled to join TriNet and apply my experience to help drive continued growth and success. TriNet has all the ingredients of a business that will deliver long-term growth and I am eager to work with the leadership team and all colleagues as we execute our strategy.”

Burton M. Goldfield, President and CEO, TriNet

“I am pleased to welcome Richard as our senior vice president of finance. His experience leading finance functions at large organizations is pivotal as we scale the business for continued growth and market penetration. Richard is a strong addition to TriNet and our executive team.”

About TriNet

TriNet is a leading provider of a comprehensive human resources solution for small to midsize businesses, or SMBs. We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their human resources, or HR, function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our HR solution includes services such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers compensation insurance. Our services are delivered by our expert team of HR professionals and enabled by our proprietary, cloud-based technology platform, which allows our clients and their employees to efficiently conduct their HR transactions anytime and anywhere. For more information, please visit http://www.trinet.com.

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