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) January 24, 2020
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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 January 20, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of TriMas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), elected Holly Boehne and Teresa Finley as Class II directors of the Company, as part of a Board refresh plan, effective February 1, 2020. The Board has determined that both Ms. Boehne and Ms. Finley are independent directors under the NASDAQ listing standards and the Company's independence guidelines, as set forth in its Corporate Governance Guidelines. Ms. Boehne and Ms. Finley will join the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee of the Board, effective February 1, 2020.
Ms. Boehne, 57, is the retired Chief Technology Officer of Andersen Corporation, a market leader in the window and door industry, where she previously served as Vice President, Research, Development & Innovation. During her fifteen year career at Andersen Corporation, her responsibilities included driving new business models and innovations to transform the company’s competitive position and creating and executing new product strategies. Previously, Ms. Boehne held various leadership positions at Ecolab, a global provider in water and hygiene technologies, including Vice President of Research and Development Engineering and Lean Sigma Deployment Leader. Ms. Boehne began her career at The Pillsbury Company, a food products manufacturer. She currently serves on the board of The Prometheus Group, Inc., the Science Museum of Minnesota and on the external advisory board for the University of Minnesota, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Ms. Finley, 58, is the retired Chief Marketing & Business Services Officer and member of the Management Committee for United Parcel Service, a global package delivery company and leading provider of specialized transportation and logistics services. At United Parcel Service, she was responsible for the advancement of global marketing capabilities, including priority growth strategies, product innovation, pricing, communications and brand management. During her decades of experience with United Parcel Service, her prior roles included Treasurer & Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller, Vice President, Investor Relations and various leadership positions in United Parcel Service business units. The Board has determined that Ms. Finley qualifies as a financial expert under applicable regulations. Ms. Finley currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, a global management-consulting firm, where she provides transportation and logistics expertise in the areas of marketing, pricing, sales, financial strategy and organizational design.
As Class II directors, the initial term of each of Ms. Boehne and Ms. Finley will expire at the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders, or until her successor is elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. As non-employee directors, Ms. Boehne and Ms. Finley will receive compensation in the same manner as the Company's other non-employee directors, which compensation the Company previously disclosed in its Proxy Statement for the Company's 2019 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 1, 2019.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 24, 2020, the Company announced that Eugene A. Miller, 82, will retire from the Board following Company’s 2020 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Miller joined the Board in 2005.
The Company's press release dated January 24, 2020 announcing the Board refreshment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
Exhibit No. | Description | |||
99.1 | ||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |||
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.
TRIMAS CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: | January 24, 2020 | By: | /s/ Joshua A. Sherbin | |||
Name: | Joshua A. Sherbin | |||||
Title: | Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
CONTACT: |
Sherry Lauderback |
VP, IR & Communications |
(248) 631-5506 |
sherrylauderback@trimascorp.com |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TRIMAS ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS OF
HOLLY BOEHNE AND TERESA FINLEY TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan, January 24, 2020 - TriMas (NASDAQ: TRS) announced today that its Board of Directors, as part of a Board refresh plan, has appointed Holly Boehne and Teresa Finley as new directors, effective February 1, 2020. Ms. Boehne and Ms. Finley will also join the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee of the TriMas Board. Eugene Miller, 82, a member of the TriMas Board of Directors since 2005, will retire from the board following the annual meeting of shareholders in May 2020.
“We are excited to have Holly and Teresa join our team as members of TriMas’ Board of Directors. Holly brings more than 35 years of operational expertise and product development innovation, and Teresa brings more than 30 years of global business financial expertise. Their proven executive leadership skills will complement our TriMas Board as we lead our Company into the future,” said Thomas Amato, TriMas’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “We thank Gene for his contributions and 15 years of service to TriMas. We appreciate his leadership and commitment to excellence, and we are grateful for his contributions to TriMas’ success.”
Ms. Boehne, 57, is the retired Chief Technology Officer of Andersen Corporation, a market leader in the window and door industry, where she previously served as Vice President, Research, Development & Innovation. During her 15 year career at Andersen Corporation, her responsibilities included driving new business models and innovations to transform the company’s competitive position, and creating and executing new product strategies. Previously, Ms. Boehne held various leadership positions at Ecolab, a global provider in water and hygiene technologies, including Vice President of Research and Development Engineering and Lean Sigma Deployment Leader. Ms. Boehne began her career at The Pillsbury Company, a food products manufacturer, as an Operations Brand Manager and R&D Program Leader. Ms. Boehne currently serves on the board of The Prometheus Group, Inc., the Science Museum of Minnesota, and on the external advisory board for the University of Minnesota, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science.
Ms. Boehne earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and has participated in executive education programs through Harvard, Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was recognized as 2018 Business Woman of the Year in her local area.
Ms. Finley, 58, is the retired Chief Marketing & Business Services Officer and member of the Management Committee for United Parcel Service, a global package delivery company and leading provider of specialized transportation logistics services. At United Parcel Service, she was responsible for the advancement of global marketing capabilities, including priority growth strategies, product innovation, pricing, communications and brand management. During her more than 30 years of experience with United Parcel Service, her prior roles included Treasurer & Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller, Vice President, Investor Relations and leadership positions in United Parcel Service business units. Ms. Finley currently serves as a Senior Advisor to the Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm, where she provides transportation and logistics expertise in the areas of marketing, pricing and sales, financial strategy, and organizational design.
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Ms. Finley earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has participated in several executive educations programs through Harvard and Wharton.
About TriMas
TriMas is a global manufacturer and provider of products for customers predominantly in the consumer products, aerospace and industrial end markets, with approximately 3,400 dedicated employees in 11 countries. We provide customers with a wide range of innovative and quality product solutions through our market-leading businesses. Our TriMas family of businesses has strong brand names in the end markets served, and operates under a common set of values and strategic priorities under the TriMas Business Model. TriMas is publicly traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “TRS,” and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For more information, please visit www.trimascorp.com.
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