8-K

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) July 13, 2010

Harsco Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE	1-3970	23-1483991
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 Poplar Church Road, Camp Hill PA	17011
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   717-763-7064

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

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 13, 2010, Harsco Corporation issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ivor Harrington as Executive Vice President and Group CEO of its global Harsco Infrastructure business group, effective July 13, 2010. Mr. Harrington joins the Company’s senior leadership team at its worldwide headquarters in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, reporting to Harsco Chairman, President and CEO Salvatore D. Fazzolari.

As head of the Harsco Infrastructure business group, Mr. Harrington assumes responsibility for a global operating footprint that includes some 200 operating locations in nearly 40 countries and employs close to 7,000 people.  Revenues in 2009 were approximately $1.2 billion.  Harsco Infrastructure is the world’s most complete global organization for highly engineered rental access, concrete forming, shoring and site support equipment and services to major infrastructure, industrial plant maintenance and construction projects.

Mr. Harrington joins Harsco from Fluor Corporation,  one of the world’s largest providers of engineering, procurement and construction services, where he served most recently as the Senior Vice President and Chemicals Business Line Lead for an approximately $2 billion global business within Fluor’s energy and chemicals group.  Prior to that, he led the turnaround of Fluor’s manufacturing and life sciences business line and has held senior positions in global sales, marketing and strategic planning within Fluor’s operations maintenance and global services groups.  Mr. Harrington has also held senior project management and field engineering responsibilities in the construction of major new manufacturing and petrochemical facilities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, supporting such leading industrial clients as General Motors, SABIC, and PepsiCo.  A native of the U.K., Mr. Harrington received a business studies degree with 1st Class honors from the University of Portsmouth.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 13, 2010

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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.

	HARSCO CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
July 14, 2010	By:	/s/ Mark E. Kimmel
Date		Mark E. Kimmel
		Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 13, 2010

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EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HARSCO NAMES NEW GROUP CEO FOR ITS

GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS

HARRISBURG, PA (July 13, 2010) . . . Worldwide industrial services and engineered products company Harsco Corporation (NYSE: HSC) announced today the appointment of Ivor Harrington as Executive Vice President and Group CEO of its global Harsco Infrastructure business group, effective immediately.  Mr. Harrington joins the Company’s senior leadership team at its worldwide headquarters in Camp Hill, PA, reporting to Harsco Chairman, President and CEO Salvatore D. Fazzolari.

As head of the Harsco Infrastructure business group, Mr. Harrington assumes responsibility for a global operating footprint that includes some 200 operating locations in nearly 40 countries and employs close to 7,000 people.  2009 revenues were approximately $1.2 billion.  Harsco Infrastructure is the world’s most complete global organization for highly engineered rental access, concrete forming, shoring and site support equipment and services to major infrastructure, industrial plant maintenance and construction projects.

Mr. Harrington joins Harsco from Fluor Corporation, one of the world’s largest providers of engineering, procurement and construction services, where he served most recently as the Senior Vice President and Chemicals Business Line Lead for an approximately $2 billion global business within Fluor’s energy and chemicals group.  Prior to that, he led the turnaround of Fluor’s manufacturing and life sciences business line and has held senior positions in global sales, marketing and strategic planning within Fluor’s operations maintenance and global services groups.  Mr. Harrington has also held senior project management and field engineering responsibilities in the construction of major new manufacturing and petrochemical facilities in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, supporting such leading industrial clients as General Motors, SABIC, and PepsiCo.  A native of the U.K., Mr. Harrington received a business studies degree with 1st Class honors from the University of Portsmouth.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Fazzolari said, “Following on to our executive management announcement last week, Ivor’s appointment completes one of the final key seats in building the next generation of Harsco leadership to take our business forward.  His broad global leadership credentials and first-hand experience driving sustainable turnarounds in business performance fit perfectly with our expectations for the Harsco Infrastructure group.”

Harsco Corporation provides essential services and products to major industries that are fundamental to worldwide economic growth, including infrastructure, metals, railways and energy.  Harsco’s common stock is a component of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 1000 Index.  Additional information can be found at www.harsco.com. 

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