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: May 15, 2015 (Date of earliest event reported)
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-23189 | 41-1883630 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
Commission File Number: |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(952) 937-8500
(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 Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that, on May 15, 2015, Mike Short, 45, had been named President of its Global Forwarding division, effective immediately.
Short replaces Stéphane Rambaud, the former President of C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding division. Rambaud’s final day of employment at C.H. Robinson was May 15, 2015.
A copy of the press release issued by the company in connection with the above is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 18, 2015. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ben G. Campbell | |
| Ben G. Campbell | ||
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
Date: May 18, 2015
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description |
Manner of Filing |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 18, 2015 | Filed Electronically | ||||