8-K

 

 

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): October 24, 2017

 

 

NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-12173   36-4094854

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

150 South Wacker Drive, Suite 2100, Chicago, Illinois 60606

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (312) 573-5600

Not Applicable

(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 October 24, 2017, the Board of Directors of Navigant Consulting, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kathleen (Kate) E. Walsh as a director of the Company to serve in such capacity until the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and until her successor is elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation, retirement or removal. Ms. Walsh will serve on the Audit Committee of the of the Board. Ms. Walsh will be compensated for her service in the same manner as the Company’s other non-employee directors. For a description of the Company’s director compensation program, see the section titled “Director Compensation” in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2017.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Walsh and any other person pursuant to which she was selected as a director of the Company. There are no transactions in which Ms. Walsh has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Walsh’s appointment as a director of the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1   

Press Release dated October 24, 2017.

 

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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.

 

 

NAVIGANT CONSULTING, INC.

October 27, 2017   By:  

/s/ Monica M. Weed

  Name:   Monica M. Weed
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary