UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 29, 2019
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THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 0-22818 | 22-3240619 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
1111 Marcus Avenue, Lake Success, NY 11042
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (516) 587-5000
Former name or former address, if changed since last report: N/A
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | HAIN | The NASDAQ® Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ¨ | ||||
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(c) On October 29, 2019, the Board of Directors of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Priscilla Kasenchak as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately.
Ms. Kasenchak, age 39, served as the Company’s Vice President, Assistant Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer from April 2017 to October 2019 and as Senior Director, Financial Reporting from June 2016 to April 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Kasenchak served in roles of increasing responsibility at Arrow Electronics, Inc., a global provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions, from 2006 to February 2016, most recently as Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis from September 2014 to February 2016. During her nearly 10 years at Arrow Electronics, Ms. Kasenchak’s responsibilities included SEC reporting, internal reporting and financial planning and analysis. Prior to Arrow Electronics, Ms. Kasenchak was a Senior Accountant, Assurance & Advisory Service at Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2003 to 2006. Ms. Kasenchak is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.
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.
Date: November 4, 2019
| THE HAIN CELESTIAL GROUP, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Kristy Meringolo | ||||
| Name: | Kristy Meringolo | ||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ||||