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):  September 24, 2018

 

ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

495 Commerce Drive, Suite 3

Amherst, New York 14228

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

(716) 242-8634

(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 Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

On September 24, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Allied Motion Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and elected Linda P. Duch to fill the newly created position on the Board.  Ms. Duch will serve as an independent director.  No committee assignment has yet been made.

 

Ms. Duch currently serves as president of Partners for Business, a firm she joined in 2006 which invests in small to medium size companies looking for capital to expand or restructure their balance sheet, and she also engages in consulting assignments for strategic planning, executive coaching, as well as sales and marketing. Prior to Partners for Business, Ms. Duch had a 30 year career in the banking industry, including 14 years at KeyCorp, first as the president of the Bank’s Western New York district and later as the National Executive for District Management, and 16 years at Empire of America, a multi-state financial institution.

 

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Duch and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Duch was appointed a director of the Company.  There are no transactions in which Ms. Duch has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

 

Ms. Duch will receive compensation for her service on the Board of Directors in accordance with the Company’s Compensation Program for Non-Employee Directors.

 

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.

 

Date:                  September 24, 2018

 

	ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
	By:	/s/ Michael R. Leach
		Michael R. Leach
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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