UNITED STATESSECURITIES 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 Earliest Event reported):
October 24, 2018
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38095 | 46-2393770 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
222 East Erie Street
Suite 500
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
(414) 212-4700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
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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. |
Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that on October 1, 2018, it promoted Michael J. Scheske, age 31, to the position of Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Scheske had been the Company’s Assistant Corporate Controller for the previous three years and helped lead the Company through transformational change, including its initial public offering in 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Scheske worked at Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., a provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services, as its Assistant Corporate Controller from 2012 through 2014 and began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Scheske holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, summa cum laude, from St. Norbert College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
On October 24, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Scheske as the Company’s principal accounting officer. Upon Mr. Scheske’s appointment, Mark R. Sweeney ceased to be the Company’s principal accounting officer, but will continue as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Scheske will continue to report to Mr. Sweeney.
There were no changes to Mr. Scheske’s compensation in conjunction with his appointment to the office of principal accounting officer. The selection of Mr. Scheske to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any other person. There are no family relationships between Mr. Scheske and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions between Mr. Scheske and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) 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 by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. |
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| Date: October 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ Andrew Schiesl |
| | Name: | Andrew Schiesl |
| | Title: | Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary |
