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): March 14, 2012

CORPORATE PROPERTY ASSOCIATES 17 - GLOBAL INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 492-1100

(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):

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

On March 14, 2012, Hisham A. Kader was named Chief Accounting Officer of the registrant. Mr. Kader has overseen the duties of the Chief Accounting Officer since December 6, 2011. Mr. Kader, age 42, joined the registrant’s advisor, W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (“W. P. Carey”), in June 2011 as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining W. P. Carey, Mr. Kader was a director in the Transaction Services practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”). He joined PwC in 1997 in New York and spent six years at their offices in Sydney, Australia and Brussels, Belgium during which time he specialized in advisory services focusing on finance effectiveness, accounting standards conversions, mergers and acquisitions and capital raising transactions. Mr. Kader, a certified public accountant, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Manipal Institute of Technology in India, an MBA in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MS in Accounting from Pace University.

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, thereunto duly authorized.