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Form 8-K C H ROBINSON WORLDWIDE For: May 15

May 19, 2015 11:23 AM EDT

 

 

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: May 15, 2015 (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-23189   41-1883630

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

Commission

File Number:

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(952) 937-8500

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

(b) C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced that, on May 15, 2015, Mike Short, 45, had been named President of its Global Forwarding division, effective immediately.

Short replaces Stéphane Rambaud, the former President of C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding division. Rambaud’s final day of employment at C.H. Robinson was May 15, 2015.

A copy of the press release issued by the company in connection with the above is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1 Press Release dated May 18, 2015.


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.

 

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
By:

/s/ Ben G. Campbell

Ben G. Campbell
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Date: May 18, 2015


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  

Manner of Filing

 
99.1    Press Release dated May 18, 2015      Filed Electronically   

Exhibit 99.1

C.H. Robinson

14701 Charlson Road

Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

Tim Gagnon, director, investor relations (952) 683-5007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Mike Short Named President of C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding Division

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, May 18, 2015 - C.H. Robinson (Nasdaq: CHRW) announced today that Mike Short, 45, has been named President of its Global Forwarding division, effective immediately. Short joined C.H. Robinson through the acquisition of Phoenix International in 2012, and is an 18-year veteran of the global forwarding industry. Prior to being named President, Mike served as Vice President, Global Forwarding – North America. C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding division has annual net revenues of over $330 million and approximately 3,300 employees in 29 countries. Short will report to C.H. Robinson CEO John Wiehoff.

“Mike is a highly effective leader with tremendous global forwarding knowledge and a proven track record,” said Wiehoff. “He has been a key part of the team that led the Phoenix International integration. Our Global Forwarding business is performing well and I’m excited to have Mike leading our division.”

Prior to joining C.H. Robinson, Short held a number of roles at Phoenix International, including Regional Manager, Sales Manager, and General Manager of the St. Louis office. He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business.

“I am very proud of the global forwarding business we have built at C.H. Robinson,” said Short. “We have a strong global network, with a great team and excellent customer relationships. Our people are talented and dedicated, and our capabilities and technology are industry-leading. We are well positioned to continue to grow and take market share.”

Stéphane Rambaud, the former President of C.H. Robinson’s Global Forwarding division and a selling shareholder of Phoenix International, assisted with the successful integration of the two companies for the last two and a half years. Rambaud is leaving C.H. Robinson as part of this leadership transition.

Founded in 1905, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., is one of the largest non-asset based third party logistics companies in the world. C.H. Robinson is a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions, currently serving over 46,000 active customers through a network of offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. C.H. Robinson maintains one of the largest networks of motor carrier capacity


in North America and works with approximately 66,000 transportation providers worldwide. For information about our company, visit our Web site at www.chrobinson.com.

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