Current Report Filing (8-k)
September 06 2013 - 4:56PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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 3, 2013
Gevo, Inc.
(Exact Name
of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware |
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001-35073 |
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87-0747704 |
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(I.R.S. Employer
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345 Inverness Drive South, Building C, Suite 310, Englewood, CO 80112
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (303) 858-8358
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(Former Name, or
Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below
if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Chief Financial Officer.
On September 3, 2013, Mark Smith notified Gevo, Inc. (the Company) of his intention to resign from his position as Chief Financial
Officer of the Company to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Smiths resignation will be effective on October 3, 2013. We thank him for his contributions to the Company and we wish him well in his future endeavors.
(c) Appointment of Interim Chief Financial Officer.
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September 5, 2013, the board of directors of the Company appointed Mike Willis to perform the function of Interim Chief Financial Officer. As Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, Mr. Willis will perform the functions of
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.
Mr. Willis, age 43, has served as the Companys Executive Vice President of
Corporate Development and Strategy since December 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Willis spent over seven years working with the Virgin Group, most recently serving as a Principal with Virgin Green Fund, a private equity firm focused on
the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors. Mr. Willis was involved in the funds investment activities, including its investment in the Company, and worked in operational roles with some of the funds portfolio companies,
including serving as acting Chief Financial Officer of DuraTherm, Inc. Virgin Green Fund is an affiliate of the Company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Previously, Mr. Willis worked with Virgin
Management Limited in London in corporate development assisting several of the Virgin Groups portfolio businesses internationally with strategy and corporate finance transactions. Mr. Willis has also worked in private equity and
investment banking in the United States and Canada, focusing on mid-market transactions in a variety of sectors including technology, consumer products and retail. Mr. Willis is currently on the Board of Directors of Wildcat Discovery
Technologies. Mr. Willis holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD in France and a Bachelors of Commerce from Queens University in Canada.
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compensatory arrangements were entered into with Mr. Willis in connection with his performance as Interim Chief Financial Officer.
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.
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Gevo, Inc. |
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By: |
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/s/ Brett Lund |
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Brett Lund |
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Chief Licensing Officer, General Counsel & Secretary |
Date: September 6, 2013
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