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): April 11, 2017
CRAWFORD & COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Georgia | 1-10356 | 58-0506554 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1001 Summit Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia | 30319 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 300-1000
N/A
(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
Effective April 11, 2017, Ian V. Muress, who was Crawford & Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer – International Operations, resigned his employment. The Company thanks Mr. Muress for his years of service to the Company.
The Company announced the appointment of Kieran Rigby as president of international, encompassing the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions. Mr. Rigby was previously CEO of GAB Robins UK until Crawford acquired the company in 2014. Since then, Mr. Rigby served as CEO Crawford Europe and Latin America.
The press release issued by the Company on April 11, 2017 announcing Mr. Muress’ departure and Mr. Rigby’s appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) Exhibits. | The following exhibit is filed with this Report: |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 11, 2017 | |
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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.
| CRAWFORD & COMPANY | ||||
| By: | /s/ R. Eric Powers, III | |||
| Name: | R. Eric Powers, III | |||
| Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||
Date: April 11, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 11, 2017 | |
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