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: January 21, 2003
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(Date of earliest event reported)
Centerpoint Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 000-22813 13-3853272
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
18 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022
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(Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number including area code: (212) 758-6622
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
CHANGES IN OUR MANAGEMENT. On January 21, 2003, the following changes
in our management were approved by the Board of Directors:
Mr. David J. Mitchell resigned from the Board of Directors and as Chief
Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Anthony G. Orphanos, Mr. Michael Rettagliata and Mr. Michael Wissel
were elected as Directors of the Company. Mr. Orphanos will serve as Chairman
of the Board of Directors.
Mr. Anthony G. Orphanos has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive
Officer of the Corporation.
Mr. Anthony G. Orphanos has been the Chief Investment Officer at Howard
Capital Management, a firm that serves the wealth management needs of a select
group of individuals and families, since 1998. From 1977 through 1998, Mr.
Orphanos has held various executive positions at Warburg Pincus Asset
Management, a private equity investment firm. Mr. Orphanos has an MBA in
Finance and Investments from the New York University Graduate School of
Business and an AB in Economics from Harvard College.
Mr. Michael Rettagliata is the President and founder of Michael D.
Rettagliata, Inc., a tax consulting firm since 2001. From 1992 to 2000, Mr.
Rettagliata was a sole practitioner tax consultant. Mr. Rettagliata is an
enrolled agent and is licensed to practice before the Internal Revenue
Service. Mr. Rettagliata has an MBA in Taxation and a BA in Accounting from
St. John's University.
Mr. Michael Wissel has been a Vice President at Howard Capital
Management, a firm that serves the wealth management needs of a select group
of individuals and families, since 2001, and serves as a member of its
Investment Committee. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Wissel was an Officer of Private
Banking Asset Management Services at J.P. Morgan. Mr. Wissel is currently
enrolled in the MBA program in Finance at Farleigh Dickinson University and
has a BA in Finance from the University of Delaware.
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.
CENTERPOINT CORPORATION
Date: January 21, 2003 By: /s/ Anthony G. Orphanos
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Anthony G. Orphanos
Acting Chief Executive Officer
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