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): September 10, 2010
Image
Metrics, Inc.
(Exact
name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Nevada
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333-123092
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20-1719023
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1918
Main Street, 2nd Floor, Santa Monica, California
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90405 | |||
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (310) 656-6551
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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.
Resignation
of Michael Starkenburg as Chief Executive Officer and Director
On
September 7, 2010, Michael Starkenburg, CEO and a director of Image Metrics,
Incorporated (the “Company”),
notified the Company of his resignation from the Company effective September 10,
2010. Mr. Starkenburg’s resignation did not arise from any disagreement with the
Company or any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or
practices. Mr. Starkenburg does not serve on any committees of the Company’s
board of directors.
Appointment
of Robert Gehorsam as Chief Executive Officer and Director
The
Company’s board of directors have appointed Robert Gehorsam, age 55, as the new
CEO and director of the Company effective September 10, 2010.
Mr.
Gehorsam has more than 25 years of management experience in the online games and
entertainment industries. In recent years, he has applied that experience to
leveraging commercial game technology for business and government applications,
including national security applications. Robert has participated in several
government studies on this subject and speaks frequently on the
topic.
Mr.
Gehorsam was most recently at Forterra Systems as President and a
Director. Prior to Forterra, Mr. Gehorsam served as Senior Vice
President, Programming and Production at Viacom's CBS Internet Group, where he
was responsible for content, creative, production and operations for CBS.com,
CBSnews.com and related wholly-owned CBS internet properties. Prior to joining
Viacom, he was Senior Vice President for Programming and Production at Sony
Online Entertainment (SOE). In addition to business planning for SOE, he was
directly responsible for all operations, product acquisition and development,
and technology for The Station@sony.com, one of the world's most popular game
destinations on the Internet. In addition, Mr. Gehorsam was a director for
Makena Technologies.
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 thereunder
duly authorized.
| IMAGE METRICS, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Ron Ryder | |
| Ron Ryder | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: September
10, 2010