UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED: June 13, 2012
GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-33607 | 76-0526032 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
10111 Richmond Avenue, Suite 340, Houston, Texas |
77042 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 963-9522
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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 June 13, 2012, the Board of Directors of GulfMark Offshore, Inc. (the Company) appointed Mr. David B. Rosenwasser, age 41, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Rosenwasser and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Rosenwasser was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Rosenwasser has no family relationship between any director or executive officer of the Company. There are no transactions in which Mr. Rosenwasser has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Rosenwasser joined the Company in 2001 and has directed the Americas region since February 2009. He previously held the positions of Area Manager Brazil from 2007 to 2009 and Director of Business Development from 2001 to 2007.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Rosenwasser was with the Energy Investment Banking Group of Lehman Brothers, Inc., serving as an Analyst and then later as an Associate. Prior to that, he served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable George P. Kazen, then Chief Judge of the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas. He holds a J.D. from New York Law School and a bachelors degree from Texas A&M University.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a related press release dated June 13, 2012.
ITEM 9.01 | EXHIBITS |
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release dated June 13, 2012 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
GULFMARK OFFSHORE, INC. (Company) | ||||||
/s/ Quintin V. Kneen | ||||||
DATE: June 19, 2012 | Quintin V. Kneen Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |||||