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: June 11, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington		000-13468	91-1069248
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
1015 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, Seattle, Washington			98104
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)
		(206) 674-3400
	(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
		N/A
	(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 June 11, 2015, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Daniel R. Wall as President, Global Products. Mr. Wall, age 46, joined the Company in March 1987, and was promoted to District Manager in May 1992 and Global Director-Account Management in March 2002. Mr. Wall was elected Vice President-ECMS in January 2004 and Senior Vice President-Ocean Services in September 2004. Mr. Wall's qualifications to serve in his new role include 28 years of experience with the Company, including geographic, product and service leadership roles.

As previously disclosed in April 2015, R. Jordan Gates announced his intent to retire as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. His retirement will be effective July 31, 2015.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 12, 2015, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, issued a press release announcing the promotion of Daniel R. Wall as the Company's President, Global Products and the retirement date of R. Jordan Gates effective July 31, 2015. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits     

99.1 Press release, dated June 12, 2015issued by Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. announcing the promotion of Daniel R. Wall as the Company's President, Global Products and the retirement date of R. Jordan Gates effective July 31, 2015.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

June 17, 2015	/s/ BENJAMIN G. CLARK
	Benjamin G. Clark, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

By:	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.
	1015 Third Avenue, Suite 1200
	Seattle, Washington 98104
	CONTACT:	Jeffrey S. Musser
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(206) 674-3433
		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EXPEDITORS NAMES DANIEL R. WALL PRESIDENT, GLOBAL PRODUCTS

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - June 12, 2015, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD), today announced the appointment of Daniel R. Wall to the position of President, Global Products. Mr. Wall will assume the Company’s product leadership role currently held by R. Jordan Gates. On April 1, 2015 the Company announced Mr. Gates’ intention to retire in 2015. His retirement will become effective on July 31, 2015.

Mr. Wall started his 28-year career at Expeditors as a messenger responsible for clients’ Customs documents in the Seattle branch office in 1987. During the course of his career, he has held many positions including the District Manager of the Company’s Denver and Seattle offices, Global Director of Account Management, and the position he currently holds as the Company’s Senior Vice President responsible for Ocean Services and Order Management.

Mr. Wall is a licensed Customs Broker and also holds an IATA/FIATA certificate. During his tenure at Expeditors Mr. Wall returned to school to complete his education and holds an Executive MBA from Seattle University.

“I am very excited for the opportunities that lie ahead with Dan taking on his new role,” said Jeffrey S. Musser, President and CEO. “Dan brings very unique experiences into this role as he is one of the only individuals who has served in a geographic role, as a district manager and in both product and service senior leadership roles as part of our Company’s executive team. Dan brings to this role some very unique qualifications which have been cultivated by the experiences he has had at his 28-year tenure at Expeditors. There are very few people in our executive ranks who possess the broad background that Dan’s experiences have given him, and that are crucial to his appointment to this important leadership role. We look forward to benefiting from the great depth, cultural balance, industry knowledge and management expertise that he will provide,” Musser concluded.

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 185 full-service offices and numerous satellite locations located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system. Services include the consolidation or forwarding of air and ocean freight, customs brokerage, vendor consolidation, cargo insurance, time-definite transportation, order management, warehousing distribution and customized logistics solutions.