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): May 16, 2012
PREMIER HOLDING CORP.
(Name of small business issuer specified in its charter)
| Nevada | | 000-53824 | | 88-0344135 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission File No.) | | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | | | | Identification No.) |
32 Journey, #250, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(Address of principal executive offices)
(former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(888) 766-8311
(Registrant’s telephone number)
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINICIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
On May 16, 2012, Premier Holding Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Bobby Grisham to the board of directors. Mr. Grisham, age 58, served at EDS, a Hewlett-Packard company, from 1978-2009, with career highlights including chief global sales officer responsible for leading the successful renegotiation of EDS's large U.S. Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract. Mr. Grisham also served as the president of the EDS U.S. Southwest Operations Solutions and president of the Large Financial Institutions Strategic Business Unit, assuming responsibility for all EDS banking and securities business. Mr. Grisham also managed all IT operations for six General Motors Electrical Component divisions.
Mr. Grisham will be working closely with the Premier Holding Corp. board and the executive management team of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, WEPOWER Ecolutions Inc., ("WEPOWER") an energy service company (ESCO) and integrator of clean energy solutions, in meeting their strategic global initiatives.
Mr. Grisham is an active member of the Tartan Board of the Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas and served as Tartan Board chairman. He is a founder of the President's Council of Dallas Theological Seminary and served on the EDS Foundation Board of Directors. Mr. Grisham received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Mississippi and his master of business administration degree from the University of Texas.
The Company granted a stock option to Mr. Grisham that allows him to purchase 75,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $.40 per share on or before June 30, 2014 and can be exercised for cash or upon standard “cashless exercise” terms.
During the past ten years, Mr. Grisham has not been involved in any legal proceedings that are material to an evaluation of his ability or integrity under Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| | PREMIER HOLDING CORP. | |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Kevin B. Donovan | |
| | | Kevin B. Donovan | |
| | | Chief Executive Officer and President | |
| Date: May 23, 2012 | | | |
