Item 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.





Election of Director

On August 14, 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (the "Company") elected Jennifer J. McPeek to fill a vacancy on the Board. Ms. McPeek will receive compensation for her service on the Board as a non-employee member of the Board in the same manner as other non-employee members of the Board. For a description of the Company's director compensation programs, see "Director Compensation" in the definitive proxy statement filed by the Company on April 2, 2020 in connection with its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders; provided, however, that following such annual meeting, the value of the annual stock retainer for the Company's directors increased from $130,000 to $145,000.

Ms. McPeek, 50, is an independent advisor to companies on value-based management and incentive design. Previously, she has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Russell Investments from 2018 to 2019. From 2009 to 2017, Ms. McPeek was with Janus Henderson Investors plc and its predecessor company Janus Capital Group Inc., serving as the Chief Financial Officer from 2013 to 2017, and as the Chief Operating and Strategy Officer post-merger in 2017. Prior to that, Ms. McPeek was with ING Investment Management, Americas from 2005 to 2009, where she was a member of the management committee and led the strategy function. Ms. McPeek currently serves on the Board of Directors of First American Funds, Inc. She graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with an A.B. degree in Mathematics and Economics and received her M.S. degree in Financial Engineering from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ms. McPeek holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Ms. McPeek has been appointed to the Audit Committee of the Board, effective upon her election to the Board.

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. McPeek and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. McPeek was elected to serve on the Board.

Ms. McPeek does not have any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K.

A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.




ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.



(d) Exhibits




99.1     Press Release, dated August 14, 2020
101    Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded
       in the Inline XBRL document).
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded
       in the Inline XBRL document).

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