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): March 20, 2017
CLEANTECH SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Charter)
Nevada | 001-34591 | 90-0648920 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employee Identification No.) |
No. 9 Yanyu Middle Road
Qianzhou Village, Huishan District, Wuxi City
Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(86) 51083397559
(Registrant’s Telephone number)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 20, 2017, Baowen Wang resigned as a director of the Company. Mr. Wang’s resignation did not result from a disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Wang was a member of the compensation committee and corporate governance/nominating committee of the board of directors.
On March 20, 2017, the corporate governance/ nominating committee recommended, and the board of directors approved, the appointment of Lau Ping Kee to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Mr. Wang. Mr. Lau was also appointed to the compensation committee and corporate governance/nominating committees.
Mr. Lau, 67, has been a director of Golden Creation Enterprise Limited since late 2014 and a director of Y.R.P. Investment Limited since 2013, both of which are investment entities. For more than two years prior thereto, Mr. Lau was a consultant to Y.R.P. Investment Limited. Mr. Lau received a B.A. in history from Chu Hai College in Hong Kong and his M.A. in philosophy for Ecole Pratique des Hautes Edudes in Paris.
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.
Date: March 24, 2017 | Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. |
By: | /s/Jianhua Wu |
Jianhua Wu | |
Chief Executive Officer |