8-K
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, 2015
XPO LOGISTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-32172 | 03-0450326 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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Five Greenwich Office Park
Greenwich, CT | 06831 |
(Address of principal
executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 976-4636
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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Item 5.02. | | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On September 3, 2015, Troy A. Cooper, the chief operating officer of XPO Logistics, Inc. (the “Company”), was appointed chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of its subsidiary XPO Logistics Europe (Norbert Dentressangle SA), effective immediately. Mr. Cooper has resigned from the Norbert Dentressangle supervisory board in accordance with governing regulations. He replaces Hervé Montjotin, who held these roles, and additionally was president of the Company, until he left the Company on September 4, 2015.
Mr. Cooper is chief operating officer of the Company’s global organization. He will retain this position while assuming chief executive responsibilities for the Company’s operations headquartered in Lyon, France. Prior to joining the Company in 2011, Mr. Cooper held senior management roles with two public companies, United Rentals, Inc. and United Waste Systems, Inc., and earlier worked in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and Co.
Mr. Cooper will continue to report directly to Bradley S. Jacobs, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Company.
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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Dated September 4, 2015 | XPO LOGISTICS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Gordon E. Devens |
| | Gordon E. Devens |
| | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |