UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): February 4, 2014

 

WCI Communities, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36023

 

27-0472098

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(IRS Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

24301 Walden Center Drive

 

 

Bonita Springs, Florida

 

34134

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (239) 947-2600

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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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.

 

On February 4, 2014, the Board of Directors of WCI Communities, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John J. Ferry III  to the position of Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.

 

Mr. Ferry, age 46, joined a predecessor of the Company in December 1995 as Assistant Corporate Controller and was promoted to Corporate Controller in 1997.  Mr. Ferry was elected to Vice President of Finance of the Company in 2000 and served in that role until September 2009. From September 2009 until March 2013, Mr. Ferry oversaw the Company’s asset sale activities and in March 2013 he assumed responsibility for accounting matters for the Company.  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Ferry served as an auditor at Coopers & Lybrand LLP.  Mr. Ferry received his B.S. in Accounting from The University of Florida and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida.

 

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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.

 

 

WCI COMMUNITIES, INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Vivien Hastings

 

Vivien Hastings

 

Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

 

 

Dated: February 4, 2014

 

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