8-K 1 ppsi-8k_051321.htm CURRENT REPORT

 

 

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): May 13, 2021

 

     

PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     

 

Delaware   27-1347616
(State of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

400 Kelby Street, 12th Floor

Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(212) 867-0700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

     

 

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 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   PPSI   Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Capital 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.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

On May 13, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Pioneer Power Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) assigned Walter Michalec, 33, the title of Chief Financial Officer of the Company and removed the title of Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 16, 2021. Mr. Michalec will continue to serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer, principal financial officer, treasurer and secretary.

Previously, Mr. Michalec was appointed by our Board to act as the Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective as of April 15, 2020, replacing Thomas Klink after Mr. Klink’s resignation as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Michalec has served various positions at the Company, including as its corporate controller from August 2019 to April 2020. Before becoming the corporate controller, Mr. Michalec served as the Company’s operations controller from March 2016 to August 2019, reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, and as the Company’s senior accountant from May 2012 to February 2016, reporting to the Company’s corporate controller. Prior to working for the Company, Mr. Michalec served as a public accountant for Mendonca & Partners Certified Public Accountants, LLC in Union, NJ. Mr. Michalec received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Minor in Criminal Justice from Kean University in 2011.

No changes were made to Mr. Michalec’s compensation arrangements as a result of this appointment. 

 

 

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.

 

 

  PIONEER POWER SOLUTIONS, inc.
     
Date: May 19, 2021 By: /s/ Nathan J. Mazurek
  Name: Nathan J. Mazurek
  Title: Chief Executive Officer