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)
May 18, 2018
ROGERS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | 1-4347 (Commission File Number) | 06-0513860 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2225 W. Chandler Blvd., Chandler, AZ 85224
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(480) 917-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 May 17, 2018, Mark Weaver, who currently serves as Chief Accounting Officer of Rogers Corporation (the “Company”), was appointed as interim Principal Financial Officer, effective May 17, 2018. Mr. Weaver is expected to serve as interim Principal Financial Officer until the Company hires a new Chief Financial Officer, who will serve in that capacity on a permanent basis.
Mr. Weaver, 57, has served as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer since March 2018. Mr. Weaver joined the Company as Corporate Controller in November 2017. From December 2016 through November 2017, Mr. Weaver served as Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer of Internap Corporation, a public company based in Atlanta, Georgia that specializes in the provision of Internet infrastructure services. From March 2015 to December 2016, Mr. Weaver also served as a finance and reporting consultant at Resources Global Professionals, a multinational professional services firm. From 2011 through 2014, Mr. Weaver served as Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President, US GAAP Reporting, and Compliance Officer at NXP Semiconductors N.V., a public company based in the Netherlands.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Weaver and any other person pursuant to which he was selected as interim Principal Financial Officer. In addition, as previously disclosed, there are no familial relationships between Mr. Weaver and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Mr. Weaver has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
ROGERS CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: May 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ Jay B. Knoll | ||||
Jay B. Knoll | ||||||
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||