UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): October 13, 2005
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS
SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 000-49690
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)
51-0386871
(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
37899 Twelve Mile Road, Ste.#300
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
49331
(ZIP CODE)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:
(248) 489-19610
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Section 8-Other Events
Item 8.01.- Other Events
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES NEW ROLES FOR OFFICERS
Farmington Hills, MI.-McKenzie Bay International, Ltd. (MKBY:OTCBB) announced
today that by agreement between Gary L. Westerholm and the Board of Directors,
Mr. Westerholm will become Chairman of the Board of Directors and will be freed
up from responsibility for day to day operations of the Company in order to
devote full time to the promotion of McKenzie Bay and the marketing of the
WindStor system. As the founding President of McKenzie Bay, Mr. Westerholm has
been the driving force in developing the Company to its present position. As
Chairman of the Board, Mr. Westerholm will continue to bring his drive and
strategic vision to the Company.
Gregory N. Bakeman has been promoted and will assume the authority and
responsibility for operations as President of the Company. Mr. Bakeman has been
a director since 2000 and has served as Chief Financial Officer since February
2001 and Treasurer since December 2001. He will remain as Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of the Company.
Since joining the Company, Mr. Bakeman has worked closely with Mr. Westerholm
and has been intimately involved in all aspects of Company operations. "We have
been building a close knit group of individuals with experience in the energy
sector and project management at WindStor Power Co., our prime subsidiary,"
stated Mr. Bakeman, "and I am looking forward to working with what is now a
strong operational team to move WindStor to full commercialization"
WindStor Power Co. "WPC", a wholly owned subsidiary of McKenzie Bay
International, Ltd., is the owner and operator of WindStor, a wind energy
system designed to integrate distributed generation wind power, installed on or
near urban buildings, with grid, off-grid and other power sources. WindStor
features a patent pending vertical-axis WindStor Wind Turbine and a
"proprietary" system integrator.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Date: October 19, 2005
/s/Gregory Bakeman
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Gregory Bakeman
Chief Financial Officer