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):
November 21, 2011
 
(November 18, 2011)
 
 
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50924
 
36-4173371
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 
 
 Identification No.)
 
 
 
1 Lakeland Park Drive
 
 
Peabody, MA
 
01960
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

(877) 645-7663
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
 
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Item 5.02(c) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (“Beacon” or the “Company”) has appointed Rick C. Welker as Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer effective November 18, 2011. Mr. Welker formerly served as Vice President & Corporate Controller and will continue to report to David R. Grace, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Welker, age 52, is a CPA and CMA and began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He joined Beacon in 2004 prior to its IPO and has assisted with the Company’s substantial growth, including many acquisitions. Mr. Welker holds a BSBA from Western New England University and an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
 
 
 

 

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.

 
 
BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY, INC.
       
Date:   November 21, 2011
 
By:  
/s/ David R. Grace
 
 
 
David R. Grace
 
 
 
Executive Vice President & CFO