UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
July 21, 2011
| COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. |
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| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
| NEW YORK | 0-15502 | 13-3238402 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
810 Seventh Avenue,
New York, New York
10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 739-1000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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 |
(c) Appointment of Certain Officers
On July 21, 2011, Oded Golan was appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Comverse, Inc. (“Comverse”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Golan, age 41, has served as Senior Vice President, Business Transformation of Comverse since August 2010. Mr. Golan joined Comverse in 2000 and served in various positions, including as Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific from January 2009 to July 2010 and President and Representative Director, Japan and Korea. Prior thereto, Mr. Golan has served in other positions at Comverse, including Assistant Vice President, Regional Technical Director, Japan and Korea and Project Manager and Customer Support Director, Japan and Korea. Mr. Golan holds a B.A. degree in International Relations from the Hebrew University and an M.B.A. from Tel Aviv University.
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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.
| | COMVERSE TECHNOLOGY, INC. | |
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| By: | /s/ Shefali A. Shah | |
| | Name: | Shefali A. Shah | |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
