0001011570-17-000040.txt : 20171003 0001011570-17-000040.hdr.sgml : 20171003 20171003171655 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001011570-17-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171002 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20171003 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171003 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: KNOLL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011570 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS FURNITURE & FIXTURES [2590] IRS NUMBER: 133873847 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12907 FILM NUMBER: 171119117 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 WATER ST CITY: EAST GREENVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 18041 BUSINESS PHONE: 2156797991 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1235 WATER STREET CITY: EAST GREENVILLE STATE: PA ZIP: 18041 8-K 1 a8-kmedicalleave.htm 8-K Document


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):  10/2/2017
 
Knoll, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Commission File Number:  001-12907
 
Delaware
  
13-3873847
(State or other jurisdiction of
  
(IRS Employer
incorporation)
  
Identification No.)
 
1235 Water Street, East Greenville, Pennsylvania 18041
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
 
(215) 679-7991
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
(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 
On Monday, October 2, 2017, Joseph T. Coppola, Chief Operating Officer of Knoll, Inc. (the “Company”), announced his intent to take a medical leave of absence commencing immediately.
During his leave, Mr. Coppola’s duties will be assigned to Scott Cameron, Senior Vice President-Operations, who joined the Company in July 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cameron, age 54, served as Global Director of Operations and Supply Chain with PPG Industries, Inc., Protective and Marine Coatings from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Cameron, who originally joined PPG in 1994, held a variety of operations positions with PPG and led plants in Canada, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Knoll, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: October 3, 2017
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/    Michael A. Pollner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael A. Pollner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary