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 9, 2013 (December 6, 2013)
GREIF, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-00566 | 31-4388903 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 425 Winter Road, Delaware, Ohio | 43015 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (740) 549-6000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| Item 5.02(c) |
Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
On December 6, 2013, Greif, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Peter G. Watson has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective as of January 1, 2014. Mr. Watson will be assuming the chief operating officer duties from David B. Fischer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President.
Mr. Watson, 56, has served as Vice President and Group President, Paper Packaging & Services, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain and Greif Business System since September 2012. As of May 2013, Mr. Watson also served as President of Soterra LLC, which operates the Company’s Land Management business segment. From January 2010 to September 2012, he served as Vice President and Division President, Paper Packaging & Services. Prior to January 2010 and for more than five years, Mr. Watson served as President of CorrChoice (a division of the Company).
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Watson and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Watson was appointed as chief operating officer of the Company.
The full text of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Greif, Inc. on December 6, 2013, announcing Peter G. Watson’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer. | |
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.
| GREIF, INC. | ||||||
| Date: December 9, 2013 | By | /s/ Kenneth B. André, III | ||||
| Kenneth B. André III, Vice President and Corporate Controller | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Greif, Inc. on December 6, 2013, announcing Peter G. Watson’s appointment as Chief Operating Officer. | |