form8-k_16799.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 16, 2010
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts |
0-12742 |
04-2457335 |
| (State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File
Number) |
(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
| One Patriots Park,
Bedford, Massachusetts |
01730-2396 |
| (Address of
principal executive offices) |
(Zip
Code) |
(781)
275-6000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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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 April 16, 2010, the Board of
Directors of Spire Corporation (the “Company”) approved the appointment of
Robert S. Lieberman as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Treasurer, effective
immediately. The Company issued a press release on April 20, 2010 announcing Mr.
Lieberman’s appointment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Mr.
Lieberman, age 58, joined Spire Corporation in April 2009 as the Corporate
Controller and has served as Chief Accounting Officer since December 2009. In
his role as CFO and Treasurer, he will have the responsibility for accounting
and financial oversight and strategic/governance participation.
Mr. Lieberman is a graduate of Bernard M. Baruch College in New
York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the
Boston Chapter of the Financial Executives International. Before joining Spire
Corporation, from May 2004 to January 2008, Mr. Lieberman served as
Senior Vice President and CFO for Millbrook Distribution Services, Inc., a
division of United Natural Foods, where he was responsible for the development
and oversight of the finance area. Previously, from April 1999 to December
2003, he was CFO and Treasurer for Saleslink Corporation, a global supply chain
management and eCommerce subsidiary of CMGI.
ITEM
9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit
No. |
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Description |
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| 99.1 |
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Press Release of the
Company dated April 20, 2010. |
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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.
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SPIRE
CORPORATION |
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Date:
April 20, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Roger
G. Little |
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Roger
G. Little |
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Chairman
and CEO |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
| Exhibit
No. |
|
Description |
|
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| 99.1 |
|
Press Release of the
Company dated April 20, 2010. |
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