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): December 6, 2010 (November 10, 2010)

 

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-14762

 

36-3858106

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

860 Ridge Lake Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee

 

38120

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (901) 597-1400

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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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.

 

On November 10, 2010, The ServiceMaster Company (the “Company”) appointed David W. Martin as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer, replacing Steven J. Martin, who will continue to serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  David W. Martin, 46, has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President & Controller since November 2007.  He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Terminix from March 2006 to October 2007, and Vice President and Financial Controller of Terminix from April 2005 to February 2006.

 

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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.

 

 

Date: December 6, 2010

THE SERVICEMASTER COMPANY

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/  Steven J. Martin

 

 

Steven J. Martin

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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