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): February 5, 2020
TENNECO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 1-12387 | | 76-0515284 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS | | 60045 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share | | TEN | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. |
On February 5, 2020, upon the nomination of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Tenneco Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Charles K. Stevens, III to serve as an independent member of the Board, effective February 5, 2020.
Mr. Stevens, age 60, retired from General Motors Company (“GM”) in March 2019 after a 40-year career at the company. Mr. Stevens served as Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor of GM between September 2018 and March 2019. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2014 until September 2018 where he was responsible for leading GM’s financial and accounting operations worldwide. He served as Chief Financial Officer of GM North America from 2010 until 2014. He served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of GM South America from 2011 to 2013 and led GM’s financial operations for GM Mexico from 2008 to 2010 and GM Canada from 2006 to 2008. From 1994 to 2005, he held several leadership positions in GM’s Asia Pacific Region. He began his career at Buick Motor Division in 1978. He received his Bachelor of Industrial Administration from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) and an MBA from the University of Michigan, Flint. Mr. Stevens currently serves on the boards of directors of Masco Corporation and Flex Ltd.
Mr. Stevens will be compensated in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation policies and practices for non-employee directors.
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.
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| | | | TENNECO INC. |
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Date: February 5, 2020 | | | | By: | | /s/ Brandon B. Smith |
| | | | | | Brandon B. Smith |
| | | | | | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary |
