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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 May 31, 2023, Daseke, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Scott Hoppe, age 48, as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of the Company, effective June 1, 2023. Mr. Hoppe succeeds Rick Williams, who retired as COO of the Company on May 31, 2023.
Prior to his appointment as COO of the Company, Mr. Hoppe served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of E.W. Wylie, LLC (“Wylie”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Hoppe joined Wylie in 1999, holding various operational and commercial roles, until ultimately being named its President and Chief Executive Officer in 2017.Wylie is a specialized transportation company based in Fargo, North Dakota and was acquired by the Company in 2012.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Hoppe and any director or executive officer of the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 401(d) of Regulation S-K, and there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Hoppe that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The following information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
On June 1, 2023, the Company issued a news release relating to the matter described above in Item 5.02. A copy of the news release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
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DASEKE, INC. |
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June 1, 2023 |
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/s/ Soumit Roy |
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Soumit Roy, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
