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

 

October 1, 2009

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(402) 453-4444

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

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Form 8-K

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On October 1, 2009, the Board of Directors of Ballantyne Strong, Inc., (the “Company”) elected Christopher Stark to the position of Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.  Also on that date the Company and Mr. Stark entered into Amendment No. 2 to Mr. Stark’s Executive Employment Agreement to reflect his new position. Mr. Stark’s salary and other benefits remain the same. Mr. Stark previously served as the Company’s Vice-President of Operation since April 2007. From September 1999 until joining the Company Mr. Stark served as the General Manager of Nobbies, Inc., a retail chain of stores with an e-commerce site. As General Manager, Mr. Stark was responsible for all operations, business expansion and vendor negotiations. He also had functional responsibility for accounting, purchasing, human resources, and advertising, marketing and store operations.

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC.
Date: October 5, 2009	By:	/s/ Kevin Herrmann
		Kevin Herrmann
		Secretary/Treasurer and
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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