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): November 26, 2018
Enviva Partners, LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-37363 | | 46-4097730 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
7200 Wisconsin Ave, Suite 1000
Bethesda, MD | | 20814 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 657-5660
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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 November 26, 2018, James P. Geraghty, the Vice President, Operations Finance of Enviva Partners GP, LLC (the “General Partner”) and principal accounting officer of Enviva Partners, LP (the “Partnership”), began transitioning the portion of his role relating to day-to-day oversight of the Partnership’s accounting function to the General Partner’s Corporate Controller in order to focus on the Partnership’s operational financial matters, including those relating to production, sales, marketing, and procurement. The Corporate Controller currently reports to Shai Even, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner and the Partnership’s principal financial officer. Upon the completion of this transition process, which is expected to occur in 2019, Mr. Even will assume the additional role of principal accounting officer of the Partnership.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ENVIVA PARTNERS, LP |
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| By: | Enviva Partners GP, LLC, its general partner |
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Date: November 29, 2018 | |
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| By: | /s/ Jason E. Paral |
| Name: | Jason E. Paral |
| Title: | Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary |
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