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 15, 2017
Power Solutions International, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35944 | 33-0963637 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
201 Mittel Drive, Wood Dale, Illinois 60191
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (630) 350-9400
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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 15, 2017, acting pursuant to delegated authority, the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of Power Solutions International, Inc. (the “Company”), appointed Jason Lin as a director on the Board.
Mr. Lin, age 63, has over three decades of engineering and executive management experience in the engine development and manufacturing industries. From 2009 to July 2016, Mr. Lin served as chief executive officer and president of Société Internationale des Moteurs Baudouin, a southern France based marine engine manufacturer subsidiary of Weichai Power Co., Ltd., a major diesel engines, heavy duty trucks and components manufacturer in China and an affiliate of Weichai America Corp., a significant stockholder of the Company. During this tenure, he also served as an executive technical director and advisor to the chairman of Weichai Power. From February 2001 to July 2006, Mr. Lin was employed by International Truck and Engine Corporation, a U.S. based trucks, buses and diesel engines manufacturer subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation in engineering management positions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lin was employed in engineering positions by Cummins Engine Company and worked in Japan for Komatsu-Cummins Engine Company as vice president.
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.
| POWER SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ William Buzogany | |||||
| William Buzogany | ||||||
| General Counsel | ||||||
Dated: May 19, 2017