UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): February 6, 2018 (February 4, 2018)
GameStop Corp. | ||||
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | ||||
Delaware | 1-32637 | 20-2733559 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, TX 76051
(817) 424-2000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(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 February 4, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed Michael K. Mauler to the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective immediately, succeeding Daniel A. DeMatteo, who assumed the position of interim Chief Executive Officer on November 13, 2017. The Board also appointed Mr. Mauler to the Board effective immediately. Mr. DeMatteo will remain Executive Chairman and a director.
Prior to his appointment as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mauler, age 56, served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and President, GameStop International, a role he held since 2010. Mr. Mauler was formerly the Company’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and International Support, a position he held since 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Mauler was the Vice President of Logistics of Electronics Boutique, a computer video games retailer. Mr. Mauler has also held senior management positions for Baxter Healthcare, a health care company, Dade Behring, a company which manufactured testing machinery and supplies for the medical diagnostics industry, and Fisher Scientific, a multinational, biotechnology product development company, where he led operations for 22 countries.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mauler and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer or director of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Mauler and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
At this time, changes to Mr. Mauler's compensation arrangements with the Company have not been determined. The Company will file an amendment to this Form 8-K when such arrangements have been determined. Mr. Mauler will not receive any additional compensation as a result of his appointment to the Board of Directors.
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2017, Mr. DeMatteo’s annual rate of base salary and target annual bonus opportunity were increased during his service as interim Chief Executive Officer. Effective February 4, 2018, Mr. DeMatteo’s base salary has reverted to an annual rate of $300,000 and his target annual bonus opportunity has reverted to 150% of base salary.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Mauler is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished herewith pursuant to this Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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.
GAMESTOP CORP. | |||||
(Registrant) | |||||
Date: February 6, 2018 | By: | /s/ ROBERT A. LLOYD | |||
Name: Robert A. Lloyd Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
GAMESTOP NAMES MICHAEL K. MAULER AS ITS NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
GRAPEVINE, Texas, February 6, 2018 - Dan DeMatteo, Executive Chairman of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), on behalf of the Board of Directors, announced today that Michael K. Mauler has been appointed as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Mauler will also join GameStop’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Mauler, 56, has been with the Company for more than 16 years. He previously served as Executive Vice President and President of International, which consists of nearly 2,000 retail stores operating under the GameStop, EB Games, Micromania and Zing Pop Culture brands. Mr. Mauler has led the International division’s business and diversification initiatives since being appointed to the role in January of 2010, including launching the Company’s global Collectibles business in 2014.
Prior to heading the International business, Mr. Mauler served as the Company’s Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and International Support, and before the merger between GameStop and EB Games, served as Vice President of Logistics for Electronics Boutique.
“On behalf of GameStop’s Board of Directors, I am pleased to announce Mike Mauler as our new CEO,” said Mr. DeMatteo. “Mike has been part of the GameStop senior leadership team for many years, where he has played an integral role in creating and driving the blueprint of our diversification strategy, successfully managing our international operations, and growing our core business segments. We are fortunate to have such an accomplished leader, who has a thorough understanding of our operations, business strategy and our stakeholders, and is committed to strengthening our results and driving our company forward.”
Mr. Mauler said, “I am honored by the support and confidence that Dan and the Board of Directors have placed in me. Starting with its founders more than 30 years ago, GameStop has a tremendous legacy of continually transforming its business to meet the needs of its global customer base. I look forward to building upon that legacy and working closely with our senior leadership team and our more than 40,000 associates around the world, to drive sustainable profitability and shareholder returns across our businesses.”
Prior to joining GameStop, Mr. Mauler held various senior management positions for Baxter Healthcare, Dade Behring and Fisher Scientific, where he led operations for 22 countries.
About GameStop Corp.
GameStop Corp., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel video game, consumer electronics and wireless services retailer. GameStop operates more than 7,400 stores across 14 countries. The Company's consumer product network also includes www.gamestop.com; Game Informer® magazine, the world's leading print and digital video game publication; and ThinkGeek, www.thinkgeek.com, the premier retailer for the global geek community featuring exclusive and unique video game and pop culture products. Our Technology Brands segment includes 1,500 Spring Mobile AT&T and Simply Mac stores. Spring Mobile, www.springmobile.com, sells all of AT&T’s products and services, including DIRECTV, devices and related accessories in select markets in the U.S. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com, sells the full line of Apple products, including laptops, tablets, and smartphones and offers Apple certified warranty and repair services.
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