UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
Date of Report: October 15, 2007 (Date of earliest event reported) | ||||
ISCO International, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
DE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-22302 (Commission File Number) | 36-3688459 (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
1001 Cambridge Drive, Elk Grove Village, IL (Address of principal executive offices) | 60007 (Zip Code) | |||
847-391-9400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||||
Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report) |
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers On October 10, John Thode tendered his resignation as ISCO International, Inc.'s ("ISCO") President and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"). Mr. Thode will remain as CEO until approximately the end of October 2007. Mr. Thode will also remain as a member of ISCO's Board of Directors ("Board"), pending the consent of Mr. Thode's new firm. Ralph Pini, ISCO's Chairman of the Board, will serve as ISCO's interim CEO upon Mr. Thode's departure and until the position can be permanently filled. ISCO indicated that a search process for a permanent CEO had begun. |
Name | Age | Position with ISCO | Served as Director Since |
Ralph Pini | 55 | Director | 2004 |
Mr. Pini was elected to the board of directors of ISCO (the "Board") in 2004 and is currently Associate Dean at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and the former Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Personal Communications Sector, Motorola, Inc. He has spent twenty-eight years in the global wireless industry. During this period he has been with Motorola's Personal Communications Group, where he managed the global R&D organization and, prior to retirement, was the CTO for the group responsible for innovation, technology platforms, and advanced technologies. He has broad experiences across GSM, CDMA, and UMTS platforms. He received his MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and both his MS in Electrical Engineering and his BS in Electrical and Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Chicago. Mr. Pini serves as Chairman of the Board's Corporate Governance Committee and is also a member of the Compensation Committee. A copy of the press release issued in connection with the changes to the role of CEO is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits 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. |
Dated: October 15, 2007 | ISCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. By: /s/ Frank J Cesario |
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release of ISCO International, Inc. dated October 15, 2007 |