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
November 4, 2022
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-37575 | 68-0680859 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
757 3rd Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(646) 507-5710
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock | STAF | NASDAQ |
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 4, 2022, Khalid Anwar resigned from his position as the principal financial officer and principal accounting officer of Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. On November 4, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Mr. Joe Yelenic, Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance, as the principal financial officer of the Company and Mr. Nick Koutsivitis, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, as the principal accounting officer of the Company, effective as of the same date.
Mr. Yelenic, age 61, joined the Company as a result of the acquisition of Headway Workforce Solutions (“Headway”) on May 18, 2022. During his 18 years with Headway, he served in senior financial roles, including Director of Internal Audit and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Yelenic was instrumental in overseeing Headway’s growth in revenues during this time. Mr. Yelenic assumed the role of President, Chief Operating Officer for Headway in January 2019. As a licensed CPA with over thirty-eight years of financial management experience, primarily in HR outsourcing and temporary staffing industries, Mr. Yelenic provides strategic financial and operational leadership in his role involving financial planning and analysis for the Company. His experience includes several M&A transactions beginning with the buyout of SPEC Group Holdings in 1994, where he helped facilitate six years of accelerated growth before its acquisition by TMP Worldwide. Mr. Yelenic graduated from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting. Mr. Yelenic has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance since May 2022.
Mr. Koutsivitis, age 48, brings to the Company more than 20 years of experience in accounting and leadership roles. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Corporate Controller of the Company. From 2017 to 2019, he was the CFO of a privately owned staffing company before returning to the Company in 2020. Mr. Koutsivitis has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller since 2020.
There is no family relationship between either of Mr. Yelenic or Mr. Koutsivitis and any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions between either of Mr. Yelenic or Mr. Koutsivitis and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 5.08 | Shareholder Director Nominations |
On November 4, 2022, the Board established December 30, 2022, as the date for the Company’s 2022 annual meeting of the stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and set November 23, 2022 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. Due to the fact that the date of the Annual Meeting has been changed by more than 30 days from the anniversary date of the 2021 annual meeting of the stockholders, the Company is providing the due date for submission of any qualified stockholder proposal or qualified stockholder nominations.
In accordance with Rule 14a-5(f) and Rule 14a-8(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the Company’s amended and restated bylaws (the “Bylaws”), stockholders of the Company who wish to have a proposal or nomination considered for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, must ensure that such proposal is received by the Company’s Secretary at its principal executive offices at 757 Third Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY, 10017, on or before the close of business on November 18, 2022. Stockholder proposals must comply with all of the applicable requirements set forth in the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and the Company’s Bylaws.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 8, 2022 | STAFFING 360 SOLUTIONS, INC. | |
By: | /s/ Brendan Flood | |
Brendan Flood | ||
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |