-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, B0vtshv3j3Z4eP932Ie0rRpfLJ3ZGZENfOvtYBn/BFpKsv39Gp+pn0wMGUGYZorS io6vyzzVhbtVx93B4ceUaQ== 0001104659-05-058506.txt : 20051201 0001104659-05-058506.hdr.sgml : 20051201 20051201120546 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-05-058506 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051201 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20051201 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051201 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OPTELECOM INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000275858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663] IRS NUMBER: 521010850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-08828 FILM NUMBER: 051236742 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9300 GAITHER RD CITY: GAITHERSBURG STATE: MD ZIP: 20877 BUSINESS PHONE: 3018402121 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9300 GAITHER RD CITY: GAITHERSBURG STATE: MD ZIP: 20877 8-K 1 a05-21060_18k.htm CURRENT REPORT OF MATERIAL EVENTS OR CORPORATE CHANGES

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

December 1, 2005

 

OPTELECOM-NKF, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

0-8828

 

52-1010850

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

12920 Cloverleaf Center Drive,

Germantown, Maryland 20874

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

 

(301) 444-2200

(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:

 

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Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

 

On November 28, 2005, Optelecom-NKF, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Tom Overwijn, Managing Director of Optelecom-NKF B.V., to its board of directors. Mr. Overwijn was also named Executive Vice President and COO of European operations, reporting to Edmund Ludwig, the Company’s Chairman, president and CEO.

 

Prior to joining Optelecom-NKF, Inc., Mr. Overwijn, 43, served as General Manager of NKF Electronics B.V.  His career has included senior executive and general management positions with NKF Kabel B.V., where he was responsible for finance and control of a €125 million energy cable manufacturing operation and NKF Holding N.V. He started his career at Arthur Young Nederland B.V.

 

Mr. Overwijn holds a bachelor degree in economics from the Academy of Economics (HEAO) in The Hague, The Netherlands. He is a Registered Accountant, earning his certification from the Nederlands Instituut van Register-accountants (NIVRA), i.e., the Dutch Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

Also, on November 28, 2005, Optelecom-NKF, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of James Armstrong as Executive Vice President and COO for North American operations, reporting to Edmund Ludwig, Optelecom-NKF’s Chairman, president and CEO. In addition to his new role, Armstrong, the Company’s CFO, will continue to serve in that capacity on an interim basis until a succesor is hired.

 

Mr. Armstrong has served as Optelecom-NKF’s CFO since 2001. He is the former Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Kinkos.com. Prior to joining Kinkos.com he was CFO of P.C. Data, Inc.  Mr. Armstrong worked 19 years for Time Warner, Inc., holding positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations for Time Life Education, Inc., and as Controller for Time Life, Inc.

 

Mr. Armstrong is a graduate of Georgetown University and holds a Masters of Business Policy from Columbia University.

 

These newly created positions are a reflection of the increasingly global nature of Optelecom-NKF’s capabilities and business growth opportunities.

 

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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.

 

 

 

OPTELECOM-NKF, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: December 1, 2005

By:

/s/ Edmund Ludwig

 

 

 

Edmund Ludwig

 

 

Director and President and CEO

 

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