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 26, 2007
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
1-11692 |
06-1275288 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Ethan Allen Drive Danbury, CT |
06811 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 743-8000
Not
Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN Report
SECTION 5 – CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Item
5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
(c) |
On October 26, 2007, Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. announced that David R. Callen, age 40, is joining the Company as Vice President Finance & Treasurer, effective as of the date of the previously announced departure of Jeffrey Hoyt, our current Vice President Finance & Treasurer. Mr. Callen has served in a number of public enterprises involved in global manufacturing and marketing. He most recently served as Vice President for Global Finance at Photronics, Inc., an industry leading manufacturer of components for the semi-conductor industry, where he had been since 2006. Prior thereto, he served as Corporate Controller at Johnson Outdoors Inc. from 2003-2006 and at DENTSPLY International Inc. as Group Controller from 2000-2003 and as Director – Internal Audit Services from 1998-2000. |
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.
ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC. |
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Date: October 30, 2007 |
By: |
/s/ M. Farooq Kathwari |
M. Farooq Kathwari |
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |