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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 3, 2011
March 3, 2011
RAE Systems Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-31783 (Commission File No.) |
77-0280662 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3775 North First Street
San Jose, California 95134
408-952-8200
(Address and telephone number of registrants principal executive offices)
San Jose, California 95134
408-952-8200
(Address and telephone number of registrants principal executive offices)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
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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. | ||||||||
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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 March 3, 2011, Christopher Hameister, Vice President, Asia-Pacific & EMEA [Europe,
Middle East, and Asia] Business Operations of RAE Systems Inc. (the Company), resigned effective
April 30, 2011.
(c) On March 3, 2011, Joseph Maxwell was appointed to replace Mr. Hameister in this position,
also effective April 30, 2011. Mr. Maxwell, age 54, joined RAE Systems in April 2005 as a Regional
Sales Manager. He has held several positions at RAE Systems, each with increased responsibilities:
Sales Manager for the United Kingdom, Sales Director of Europe and then Director of Operations,
EMEA. He was promoted to Vice President Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa in March 2011.
Prior to joining RAE Systems, he served for three years as Senior Vice President International Sales
for Total Safety Inc. He has accumulated more than 30 years
experience within the Fire & Gas
detection business, including 20 years in Sales and 15 years in Sales
& Operations Management.
Mr. Maxwell holds a Diploma in Business from Glasgow Caledonian University.
Mr. Maxwell will be a participant in the Companys 2011 Management Incentive Plan, which provides
incentive bonuses to executive officers based partly on the achievement of personal goals, unique
to each participant, and partly on the achievement of financial goals by the Company.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Maxwell and any director or executive officer of the
Company.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 9, 2011
RAE SYSTEMS INC. |
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By: | /s/ Randall Gausman | |||
Name: | Randall Gausman | |||
Title: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||