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 12, 2022
| MOVADO GROUP, INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| New York | 1-16497 | 13-2595932 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission
File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
650 FROM ROAD, SUITE 375 PARAMUS, NJ 07652-3556 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
| |
| (201) 267-8000 |
| (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
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| NOT APPLICABLE |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | | MOV | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
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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. |
Appointment of Maya Peterson as a Member of the Board of Directors
On January 12, 2021, Movado Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Ms. Maya Peterson as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective February 1, 2022. Ms. Peterson brings 20 years of leadership, creative strategy and marketing experience to the Board. She currently serves as Vice President, Insights & Strategy at Universal Music Group for Brands. Previously, Ms. Peterson worked at ViacomCBS as Senior Director, Culture & Creative Insights (Velocity) from 2016 to 2020 and as Director, Project Leadership (Scratch) from 2013 to 2016. Prior to ViacomCBS, she held senior marketing positions at several consumer products and services companies. Ms. Peterson is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds an MBA from University of Southern California. Ms. Peterson currently serves on the advisory bodies of various non-profit organizations, including Influence Change, Good Information, Inc., and the YMCA Global Alliance’s Youth Solutions Advisory Council.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Peterson to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 19, 2022
| | MOVADO GROUP, INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Mitchell Sussis | |
| | Name: | Mitchell Sussis | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |
