-----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, M96hwm8pneBYXRI1HWeBGXUIH/gPDfSaxzSZ0+vQxhxRDg8ESfaV4WKNUM9LZKFG T1gHtso3dpT/ZCcFZMDZVQ== 0000914317-09-000966.txt : 20090423 0000914317-09-000966.hdr.sgml : 20090423 20090423102957 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000914317-09-000966 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090423 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20090423 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090423 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LAKELAND INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000798081 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES [3842] IRS NUMBER: 133115216 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-15535 FILM NUMBER: 09765445 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701-7 KOEHLER AVENUE CITY: RONKONKOMA STATE: NY ZIP: 11779 BUSINESS PHONE: 6319819700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 701- 7 KOEHLER AVENUE CITY: RONKONKOMA STATE: NY ZIP: 11779 8-K 1 form8k-99924_lake.htm 8-K form8k-99924_lake.htm

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 (Date of earliest event reported):  April 23, 2009
 
__________________________________________

Lakeland Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



 
 
Delaware
  
0-15535
  
13-3115216
 
(State or other jurisdiction
  
(Commission
  
(IRS Employer
 
of incorporation)
  
File Number)
  
Identification No.)

 
 
701 Koehler Avenue, Suite 7, Ronkonkoma, New York 11779-7410
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (631) 981-9700

                           Not Applicable                               
(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.

Lakeland Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of Duane W. Albro to its Board of Directors, effective April 17, 2009.  The addition of Mr. Albro brings the Company’s total number of directors to 7, a majority (being 5 of 7) of which are defined as independent in accordance with NASDAQ regulations.

 
Duane Albro serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Warwick Valley Telephone Co. (NASDAQ: WWVY).  Throughout most of his career, he has served in executive and operational management capacities of increasing responsibility for blue chip publicly traded companies such as NYNEX and Bell Atlantic and performing private and public company turnarounds for private equity investors such as Carlyle Group and Columbia Capital Management among others. An active participant in industry trade groups, Mr. Albro has served on the White House Advisory Council on Technology in Education and provided testimony to Congress on the benefits of technology used in education.  He has also served on the boards of several recognized universities and foundations, and has participated in various philanthropic endeavors and economic development initiatives.
 

 

 
 
 


 
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.


LAKELAND INDUSTRIES, INC.


Date   April 23, 2009                                                                           /s/ Christopher J. Ryan
                              Christopher J. Ryan
                              President & CEO


 
 
 

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