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 26, 2006
TAG-IT PACIFIC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | 1-13669 (Commission File Number) | 95-4654481 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 21900 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 270 WOODLAND HILLS, CALIFORNIA (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 91367 (Zip Code) |
(818) 444-4100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of PrincipalOfficers.
On January 26, 2006, the board of directors of Tag-It Pacific, Inc. appointed Lonnie Schnell as our new Chief Financial Officer.
Lonnie D. Schnell (age 57) served as Vice President of Finance for Capstone Turbine Corporation, a manufacturer of micro-turbine electric generators from 2004 until 2005. From 2002 to 2004 Mr. Schnell served as Chief Financial Officer of EMSource, LLC, an electronic manufacturing service company. Prior to EMSource, in 2002, Mr. Schnell served as Chief Financial Officer of Vintage Capital Group, a private equity investment firm. From 1999 through 2002, Mr. Schnell served as Chief Financial Officer of Need2Buy, Inc. a business-to-business internet marketplace for electronic components. Mr. Schnell has completed an executive MBA program with the Stanford University Executive Institute, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting at Christian Brothers University. Mr. Schnell is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| TAG-IT PACIFIC, INC. | |
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| Date: January 31, 2006 | By: /s/ Stephen Forte ______________________________________ Stephen Forte, Chief Executive Officer |
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