Criticare Sept. 24, 2004 Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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, 2004

CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-31943
 
39-1501563
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer I.D. Number)

20925 Crossroads Circle
Suite 100
Waukesha, Wisconsin
 
53186
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

262-798-8282
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

Effective September 24, 2004, the Board of Directors of Criticare Systems, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Joel D. Knudson to the position of Vice President of Finance of the Company. Mr. Knudson will serve as the Company's Principal Financial Officer and supersedes Michael J. Sallmann, who left the Company as of August 19, 2004.

Mr. Knudson was the Company's Controller from February 2004 to September 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Knudson was the Controller for S.K. Williams Co., a metal finishing company, from November 2002 to February 2004 and, prior to that, was the Controller for Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of pollution control systems, from November 1994 until October 2002. Mr. Knudson is 39 years old.

As of the date of this report, the Company has not entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Knudson.

 
   

 


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.
 
 
     
 
CRITICARE SYSTEMS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: September 29, 2004 By:   /s/ Joel D. Knudson
 
Joel D. Knudson
  Vice President - Finance