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: December 4, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 000-23189
| Delaware | 41-1883630 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(952) 937-8500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Chad M. Lindbloom, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will, effective January 1, 2015, assume the role of Chief Information Officer. Lindbloom, the long-time Chief Financial Officer, will retain the CFO role while the Company conducts a formal search for a replacement.
A copy of the press release announcing this transition is furnished, but not filed, as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 8, 2014 |
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.
| C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ben G. Campbell | |
| Ben G. Campbell Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
Date: December 8, 2014
Exhibit Index
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 8, 2014 |
Exhibit 99.1
C.H. Robinson
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Tim Gagnon, director, investor relations (952) 683-5007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
C.H. ROBINSON ANNOUNCES CFO TRANSITION
Management Changes to Support Anticipated Increase in Technology Investments
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (December 8, 2014) – C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW) today announced that Chad M. Lindbloom, the company’s Chief Financial Officer, will assume the role of Chief Information Officer. Lindbloom, the long-time Chief Financial Officer, will retain the CFO role while the company conducts a formal search for a replacement. Thomas K. Mahlke, who has served as CIO for seven years, and previous to that the controller for eight years, will be moving into a financial and analytical leadership role in the company’s North American Surface Transportation division.
“Technology is one of our core competitive advantages and an essential part of our strategy. Our business continues to evolve and globalize and the importance of technology, and our related investments, will increase in the future,” said John Wiehoff, Chief Executive Officer. “We internally develop all of our core technology. Finance and IT have always been very closely aligned in our proprietary technology solutions that include heavy investment in financial controls and analysis for our customers. Chad has served on our IT Steering Committee for many years and he has significant experience leading many of our technology strategic initiatives. His deep understanding of our business, customer and supplier relationships, and future growth strategies will be instrumental in his success and ability to lead our global IT team. These changes will help position Robinson to execute our long term strategy and I’m excited to have both Chad and Tom in their new roles.”
“I’m honored to have served the company as CFO for 15 years, and am excited for my new role,” said Mr. Lindbloom. “I have always had a passion for our technology and this position enables me to support our ongoing success by leading our very talented technology team and our strategy for Navisphere, our global technology platform. Our innovation, customer focus, and global scale have been key to our industry-leading technology and will continue to be critical to our strength in the marketplace.”
Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics companies in the world. C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, currently serving over 46,000 customers through a network of over 280 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson delivers its products and services through its proprietary, integrated software, Navisphere. C.H. Robinson maintains one of the largest networks of motor carrier capacity in North America and works with approximately 63,000 transportation providers worldwide. For more information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.