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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 9, 2009

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-09608	363514169
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
Three Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia		30328
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 770-418-7000

Not Applicable
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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.

(b) On December 9, 2009, Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (the "Company") announced that Magnus Nicolin would no longer serve as the Company’s President, Newell Rubbermaid Europe, Middle East & Africa and Newell Rubbermaid Asia Pacific. Mr. Nicolin’s service in this position and employment with the Company will cease as of December 31, 2009. A copy of the news release issued by the Company describing this and other personnel changes is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 News Release dated December 9, 2009

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.

	Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
December 9, 2009	By:	/s/ Dale L. Matschullat
		Name: Dale L. Matschullat
		Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release dated December 9, 2009

EX-99.1

Newell Rubbermaid Promotes Eduardo Senf
to President of International

Strengthens focus on geographic penetration and share gains

ATLANTA, Dec. 9, 2009 – Newell Rubbermaid (NYSE: NWL) today moved to further streamline and focus the execution of its global growth strategy by promoting Eduardo Senf to President, Newell Rubbermaid International, beginning Jan. 1. Senf, age 50, is currently President of Newell Rubbermaid Latin America. This newly created position is the consolidation of two current positions that encompass all regions outside N. America. Senf will be responsible for managing regional operations and driving new revenue expansion.

“Eduardo is a dynamic leader with a proven ability to grow brands in challenging international markets and an exceptional ability to inspire employee followership,” said Mark Ketchum, President and Chief Executive Officer of Newell Rubbermaid. “Eduardo is the right executive to take our global growth strategy to the next level.”

In the company’s Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, Senf will succeed Magnus Nicolin, who is leaving Newell Rubbermaid to pursue other interests. During his three years at the company, Nicolin is credited with laying the foundation for the company’s EMEA regional platform, aligning it with Newell Rubbermaid’s overall global vision and positioning it for future growth.

“We thank Magnus for his contributions to Newell Rubbermaid and we wish him well in his new endeavors,” Ketchum said.

Senf joined Newell Rubbermaid in 2004 as President of the company’s Rubbermaid and Irwin businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean. He led the region to achieve double-digit income growth while strengthening the company’s Latin America platform through aggressive branding campaigns and channel marketing. He was named President of Newell Rubbermaid Latin America in Jan. 2008. A native of Brazil, Senf has dual bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and production engineering from Faculdade de Engenharia Industrial — FEI in Sao Paulo. He completed his postgraduate studies in finance and business at the University of Anahuac in Mexico.

About Newell Rubbermaid
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with sales of approximately $6 billion and a strong portfolio of brands, including Rubbermaid^®, Sharpie^®, Graco^®, Calphalon^®, Irwin^®, Lenox^®, Levolor^®, Paper Mate^®, Dymo^®, Waterman^®, Parker^®, Goody^®, Technical Concepts^TM and Aprica^®.

This press release and additional information about Newell Rubbermaid are available on the company’s Web site, www.newellrubbermaid.com.

Contacts:
Nancy O’Donnell Vice President, Investor Relations +1 (770) 418-7723	David Doolittle Vice President, Corporate Communications +1 (770) 418-7519