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) September 5, 2017

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-397-8100

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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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.

On September 6, 2017, TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (“TeleTech”) announced the appointment of Mr. Anthony (“Tony”) Y. Tsai as its new Chief Information and Innovation Officer, effective September 5, 2017.

Prior to joining TeleTech, Mr. Tsai, 59, was the Chief Innovation Officer at UST Global, a digital technology company.  Between 2015 and 2016, he was the Chief Technology and e-Commerce Officer at Fresh & Easy Markets, and between 2007 and 2015, Mr. Tsai was Executive Vice President of The Beijing Hualian Group.  Between 1981 and 2007, Mr. Tsai was with The Procter & Gamble Company, where he held various positions of increasing responsibility, including Chief Information Officer for P&G Information Systems & Business Services and Director, Global Retail Innovation. Mr. Tsai holds a B.S. degree in Engineering & Engineering Management from Stanford University.

Item 9.01.                                    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                                Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

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