-----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, CtIiNqRTu30LvrBpVXe6U0rpIt8XrJijqyzJFGx4Fvxmq4/EJea1Q9BcKud/vMRK cB10y1jU0fjtOGcwdqBh8w== 0001193125-10-003461.txt : 20100108 0001193125-10-003461.hdr.sgml : 20100108 20100108151427 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-10-003461 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20100105 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20100108 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100108 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OVERLAND STORAGE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000889930 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES [3572] IRS NUMBER: 953535285 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22071 FILM NUMBER: 10517482 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4820 OVERLAND AVENUE CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 BUSINESS PHONE: 8585715555 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4820 OVERLAND AVENUE CITY: SAN DIEGO STATE: CA ZIP: 92123 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: OVERLAND DATA INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961212 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): January 5, 2010

 

 

OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

California   000-22071   95-3535285

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4820 Overland Avenue, San Diego, California 92123

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(858) 571-5555

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On January 5, 2010, our Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors, appointed Eric L. Kelly as our President. Mr. Kelly will continue to serve as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our Board of Directors. We did not enter into or amend any plan, contract or arrangement between us and Mr. Kelly in connection with his appointment as our President.

Mr. Kelly, age 51, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since January 2009 and a member of our Board of Directors since November 2007. From April 2007 to January 2009, he served as president of Silicon Valley Management Partners Inc., a management consulting and M&A advisory firm, which he co-founded in April 2007. From July 2004 to August 2006, Mr. Kelly was Vice President and General Manager of storage systems solutions at Adaptec, Inc. From August 2002 to July 2004, he served as President and CEO of Snap Appliance, Inc., which was acquired by Adaptec. From March 2000 to June 2002, Mr. Kelly served as President, Network Systems Division of Maxtor Corporation. Prior to Maxtor, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of Isyndicate, Inc. From July 1998 to January 2000 he was the Enterprise Vice President for Dell Computer Corporation. From 1980 to 1998 he served in executive or managerial roles with Netpower Incorporated, Diamond Multimedia Systems Incorporated, Conner Peripherals Incorporated, Marq Technologies Incorporated and IBM.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  OVERLAND STORAGE, INC.
Date: January 8, 2010   By:  

/s/    KURT L. KALBFLEISCH        

    Kurt L. Kalbfleisch
    Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

 

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