8-K

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 13, 2007

Imation Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE	1-14310	41-1838504
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1 IMATION PLACE OAKDALE, MINNESOTA	55128
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:	(651) 704-4000

None

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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 April 13, 2007, the Board of Directors elected Mark E. Lucas to serve as a Class III member of the Board of Directors, effective as of April 13, 2007. Mr. Lucas will serve on the Audit and Finance Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Lucas has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since November 2005 of Geneva Watch Group, a privately held company based in Long Island City, NY. Geneva Watch Group is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of watches, pens and clocks under both its own brand and licensed brands. Prior to that, he had been President and CEO of Altec Lansing Technologies, a manufacturer of consumer audio equipment from June 2001 to August 2005. Mr. Lucas has also held executive management positions at Iomega Corporation, The Gillette Company and Duracell International Inc., and started his career at Nestle Corp. He received both a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Mr. Lucas will be compensated for his service on the Board of Directors pursuant to Imation’s Director Compensation Program, as amended, filed as Exhibit 10.9 to Imation’s Form 8-K Current Report filed February 13, 2006. Other than as described herein, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Lucas and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Lucas was selected as Director of the Company. Mr. Lucas does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any currently proposed transaction to which the Company is to be a participant in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, nor has Mr. Lucas had a direct or indirect material interest in any such transaction since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year.

A press release, dated April 13, 2007, announcing Mr. Lucas’s election as a Director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (d) Exhibits

     99.1 Press release dated April 13, 2007

SIGNATURE

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.

		Imation Corp. (REGISTRANT)
Date:	April 13, 2007	By:	/s/ Peter A. Koehn
			Peter A. Koehn
			Vice President and Controller

EX-99.1

     

Mark Lucas Named to Imation Board

OAKDALE, Minn., April 13, 2007 — Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN) today announced that Mark E. Lucas, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Geneva Watch Group, has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors. The addition of Mr. Lucas increases the size of Imation’s Board of Directors to ten.

“We are very pleased to have Mark join Imation’s Board,” said Linda W. Hart, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. “His broad business background and brand management expertise will further strengthen the Imation Board and provide additional depth and breadth of experience.”

Frank P. Russomanno, Imation CEO and board member said: “Mark’s track record — from strategic development to sales, marketing and brand management — will provide a valuable perspective to Imation as we strengthen our brand portfolio. He has run consumer durables and packaged goods businesses, led companies in development and marketing of short life-cycle, technology-based products, and has successfully tapped into competitive global markets.”

Mr. Lucas has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Geneva Watch Group since November 2005. Geneva Watch Group, a privately held company based in Long Island City, NY, is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of watches, pens and clocks under both its own brand and licensed brands representing fashion leaders including Kenneth Cole New York, Tommy Bahama, BCBG Max Azria, Betsey Johnson, Mudd, and XGames. Previously, he had been President and CEO of Altec Lansing Technologies, a leading provider of powered, portable, personal and interactive audio products. He has also held executive management positions at Iomega Corporation, Gillette and Duracell and started his career at Nestle Corp. He received both a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and a Masters of Business Administration from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Lucas was elected as a Class III board member, for a term to expire at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2008 and will serve on the Audit and Finance Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

Other members of Imation’s Board of Directors include:

• Michael S. Fields, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KANA Software, Inc. Chairman, The Fields Group

• Linda W. Hart, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hart Group, Inc., and Non-Executive Chairman of the Board, Imation Corp.

• Charles A. Haggerty, Chief Executive Officer, LeConte Associates, LLC, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Western Digital Corporation.

• Ronald T. LeMay, Industrial Partner, Ripplewood Holdings LLC; Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Last Mile Connections, Inc.; Chairman, AirCell, Inc.; Chairman, October Capital

• L. White Matthews, III, retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Ecolab, Inc.; former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Union Pacific

• Charles Reich, retired Executive Vice President, 3M Company, Health Care Business

• Frank P. Russomanno; Chief Executive Officer and President, Imation Corp.

• Glen A Taylor; Chairman, Taylor Corporation

• Daryl J. White, retired President and Chief Financial Officer, Legerity, Inc; former Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Compaq Computer Corporation

About Imation Corp

Imation Corp is the only company in the world solely focused on the development, manufacture and supply of removable data storage products spanning the four pillars of magnetic, optical, flash and removable hard disk storage. Additional information about Imation is available at http://www.imation.com or by calling 1-888-466-3456.

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