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 4, 2012
GREENHILL & CO., INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-32147
| Delaware | 51-0500737 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 300 Park Avenue New York, New York |
10022 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (ZIP Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 389-1500
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: NOT APPLICABLE
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Section 5. Corporate Governance and Management.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective as of September 4, 2012, Ulrika Ekman resigned from her position as General Counsel and Secretary of Greenhill & Co., Inc. (the “Firm”) and the Firm’s Board of Directors appointed Gavin D. Solotar as the Firm’s new General Counsel and Secretary.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Solotar, age 48, was a partner of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities law matters. Mr. Solotar joined Wachtell Lipton 20 years ago, and in that time has been involved in many significant domestic and cross-border representations of public and private entities in connection with takeover defense, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, proxy fights, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures and alliances. Prior to attending New York University School of Law, from which he graduated magna cum laude, he practiced accounting as a Certified Public Accountant with Ernst & Young in New York.
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.
| Greenhill & Co., Inc. | ||||||||
| Date: September 5, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Gavin D. Solotar | ||||||
| Name: Gavin D. Solotar Title: General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||