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: September 8, 2021 (Date of earliest event reported)
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Canada | 001-13425 | 98-0626225 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification) |
9500 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5J 0C6
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(778) 331-5500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(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 Officer
On September 8, 2021, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed its Chief Operating Officer, James Kessler, to the additional role of President of the Company.
Mr. Kessler, 49, has served as the Company’s Chief Operations Officer since May 11, 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kessler held the position of President of Emerging Business for Caliber Collision since 2019. Prior to Caliber from 2017 to 2019, Mr. Kessler held the role of Chief Operation Officer at Abra Auto Body & Glass LP, a leading national damaged vehicle repair company. Prior to ABRA from 2013 to 2016, Mr. Kessler was the President, Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer of vRide, a van pool sharing platform acquired by Enterprise Holdings.
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.
| Dated: September 13, 2021 | Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated | |
| By: | /s/ Darren Watt | |
| Darren Watt | ||
| General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | ||