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): May 18, 2006
NEWGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 000-23365 33-0840184
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
6000 Fairview Road, 12th Floor, Charlotte, NorthCarolina 28210
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(704) 552-3590
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Copies to:
Thomas A. Rose, Esq.
Yoel Goldfeder, Esq.
Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On May 18, 2006, S. Bruce Wunner resigned as the Chairman of the Board of
Directors of NewGen Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), but will remain as Vice
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Subsequent to the foregoing resignation,
Noel M. Corcoran, a member of the Board of Directors was appointed to the
position of Chairman of the Board and Michael F. D'Onofrio, the Company's Senior
Vice President of Strategic Development was appointed to the Board of Directors.
Noel M. Corcoran
Noel Corcoran, 54, has led his own tax consulting firm, Noel M. Corcoran &
Associates, since 1984. During that time, he has served as a financial and tax
advisor to many corporations and high net worth individuals both in Ireland and
internationally. He has also been President of the Irish Taxation Institute and
serves as a director of many companies. He has a Commerce Degree from University
College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Irish Taxation Institute.
Michael F. D'Onofrio
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. D'Onofrio founded Treasure Coast Capital
Partners, a boutique investment banking firm focusing on mergers & acquisitions,
divestitures and raising capital. Mr. D'Onofrio specialized in real estate
development, manufacturing, distribution and the medical industry. Mr. D'Onofrio
also previously worked with a private group of investors in the medical industry
opening multiple diagnostic imaging facilities across the United States. Most
recently in Chicago, he opened several sites utilizing some of the most advanced
diagnostic imaging and MRI technology available today. Michael started his
career with The Sherwin-Williams Company, covering many of the largest national
retailer's private label projects and domestic expansion. He managed and trained
a new sales forces, developed innovative marketing programs and implemented new
products. Mr. D'Onofrio obtained his MBA from Nova Southeastern University's
Huizenga Graduate School of Business and Entrepreneurship in Ft. Lauderdale,
Florida after undergraduate studies in Business at John Carroll University in
Cleveland, Ohio.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On May 23, 2006, the Company announced the appointment of a new Chairman
and a new member to its Board of Directors. A copy of the press release that
discusses this matter is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to, and incorporated by reference
in, this report. In accordance with Regulation FD, this current report is being
filed to publicly disclose all information that was provided in its press
release. This report under Item 7.01 is not deemed an admission as to the
materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed
solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release, dated May 23, 2005, issued by NewGen Technologies,
Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NEWGEN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Dated: May 23, 2006 By: /s/ Scott Deininger
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Name: Scott Deininger
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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