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): June 6, 2013
VWR FUNDING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-124100 | 56-2445503 | ||||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 100 Matsonford Road P.O. Box 6660 Radnor, PA |
19087 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 386-1700
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)
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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.
(b) Theresa A. Balog, Vice President and Corporate Controller of VWR Funding, Inc. (the “Company”), has elected to leave the Company effective June 28, 2013.
(c) Effective upon Ms. Balog’s departure Douglas Pitts, the Company’s current Vice President, Internal Audit, will become the Company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller. Mr. Pitts will report to Gregory L. Cowan, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pitts will be deemed the Company’s principal accounting officer.
Mr. Pitts, 54, has served as the Vice President, Internal Audit of the Company since January 2011. Mr. Pitts joined the Company in 2001. Prior to assuming his current position, he served as Vice President and Assistant Corporate Controller from 2007 to 2010, Vice President, Corporate Finance from 2005 to 2007 and Vice President and North American Controller from 2001 to 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pitts held a variety of positions at Mallinckrodt Inc. from 1993 to 2001 and at Ernst & Young from 1982 to 1993. Mr. Pitts holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| VWR Funding, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: June 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ George Van Kula | ||||
| Name: | George Van Kula | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||